If overwhelm is your default state, this flips it in under a week

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Here’s the surprising reason your to-do list feels so overwhelming (and what to do about it).

From our first day of school, we’re trained to follow instructions. A teacher, and later a boss, tells us what to do next. But when you’re an entrepreneur, you’re suddenly both the manager and the employee.

You have to create the bigger picture strategy, decide which tasks are the most relevant ones, and then immediately switch gears to execute on them.

It’s like trying to be the architect and the bricklayer at the same time, and the problem is that our brains aren’t wired for that constant context-switching. The creative, big-picture part of your mind that plans is different from the focused, get-it-done part that executes.

Trying to do both at once just leads to friction and frustration.

I found my best results when I stopped trying to do both jobs simultaneously. I now have dedicated “Strategy Hours” and separate “Execution Hours.” During strategy time, I only think and plan—no doing. Then, when it’s time for execution, I just follow the plan I already made, no second-guessing. Is easier to follow and avoids decision fatigue before even starting.

This simple split is a game-changer for clarity and momentum. It feels a bit strange at first, but it quickly becomes the most productive way to work.

If you’re tired of the daily overwhelm and want a simple framework to get started, I’ve put together a guide that walks you through exactly how to start your own online strategy and executing it. Look here.

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