Dear Dr.Mimi:

I feel like my job is one messy list away from falling apart. I seem to have too much to do and not enough time to get it done. I really don’t want my lack of organization to cause me to fail. How do I know where to begin?
-Overwhelmed

Dear Overwhelmed:
Prioritizing can be a difficult task for many people. When you’re on a deadline or time crunch, it can be stressful to mentally keep track of all you need to do. You need to prioritize, and prioritizing your list can be condensed into a two-step process. First, write a list of things that need to get done and/or you typically do, and then organize that list into four categories:

1. Things you must do immediately (The Urgent).
2. Things you should do (The Important).
3. Things that would be nice to do (Trivia).
4. Things that waste your time (Like checking your phone too often).

Once you have your organized list, it is easier to decide where to begin. These lists can be for almost anything in your life-work, house chores, reaching personal goals, etc.
-Dr. Mimi