For a long time I've prided myself on my organization and time management. I started a new job 6 months ago and my workflow and workload changed significantly. I haven't quite got the hang of it yet, and I'm still struggling to keep things in order. I will commonly work on something then it will go away for a few weeks, then all the sudden I get a question about it. I have to dig back through emails and try to remember what was even going on. This is happening a lot, and I feel like I am wasting time. I need a better system for sure and I feel like I'm about to make a breakthrough.
Anytime I start to feel overwhelmed I need to step back and re-organize. I am all about making lists. Most of the time it helps to just write down everything you have to do. I feel like I've got a million things banging around in my head, but when I write it down on paper it is never as bad as it seemed. I also like to think about when other people complain about how busy they are. When somebody else is talking about how tough their life is they usually sound like whiny loseres that just need to suck it up.
I try to never outwardly show my stress but I'm not sure I'm very good at that. If somebody asks me to add another item to my growing list I try not to groan, but gladly except the learning opportunity. As long as you manage expectations, there is never too much to do.
