This is only a problem if the work you decided to do is less important than the work you postponed or neglected. If that’s the case, then we need to discuss how you got sucked into working on less important stuff. But if you did the more important work, then you shouldn’t be too stressed. Even well-balanced productive people have to-dos they are NOT doing at any given moment. The key is to feel good about those to-dos that aren’t getting done.
For example, as I write this article, I estimate I have ninety to one hundred to-dos I am NOT doing. And I feel totally fine, totally present. Why? Because I know exactly what those to-dos are, I have them inventoried, and I’ve deliberately deemed them less important than writing this response to you.
Here are some things you can do to achieve this feeling yourself.
