The Problem: The 3 a.m. "How Will I Get It All Done?!" Freakout
What's happening: You're up in the middle of the night, feeling anxiety over your seemingly endless tasks.
What to try: Change the focus of your to-do list from
what you have to do to
how you will do it, says
Robert C. Pozen, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and the author of
Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours. At the end of each weekday, review the list and write down the steps you'll take to finish everything on it by the end of the week. It's okay if you sometimes need to do this at home, Pozen says—taking 20 minutes (no more!) out of your evening to come up with a game plan, which can save you from two hours of tossing and turning.
