Coping With Work Overload

This section introduces you to some of the skills that are needed to manage a heavy workload.

Workload issues lie behind much of the stress we experience. Not only can a heavy workload be tiring in its own right, it often drives us to work much longer hours than we would really like. This means that we spend time working that we'd prefer to use for the things that give life value. It also means that we're working when we should really be resting. Worse than this, a heavy routine workload leaves us little time to deal with the emergencies that come up from time-to-time. This adds to the feeling of being "out of control" that is so much part of stress.

Successful workload management is therefore vitally important for your job satisfaction.

The articles help you learn to handle work overload. Click here to read the introductory article.

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	What This Section Gives Youu
	Job Analysis (1) - Assess the long term stress in your life
	Time Management - Reduce stress by managing your workload
	Valuing Your Time - Find out what your time is worth
	Activity Logs - Identify where time is wasted in your working life
	To Do Lists - Focus your efforts on the most important tasks
	Effective Planning - Manage the intense stress of complex projects
	Delegation - Getting the help you need with your workload
	Making Time Management Part of Your Lifefe
	References
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• Find out how to identify timewasting activities with Activity Logs
• Start using prioritized To Do Lists as a simple technique for increasing your effectiveness
• Learn how to get the help you need with effective delegation
• Find out how to survive in problem jobs in our next section
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