How To Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

How to Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

So let’s say you’re in the same boat I am (this is a running theme, have you noticed?) and you’ve just got, like, SO MUCH STUFF that HAS to get done YESTERDAY or you will DIE (or fail/get fired/mope). Everything needs to be done yesterday, you’re sick, and for whatever reason you are focusing on the least important stuff first. What to do!

Take a deep breath, because this is a boot camp in prioritization.

Make a 3 by 4 grid. Make it pretty big. The line above your top row goes like this: Due YESTERDAY - due TOMORROW - due LATER. Along the side, write: Takes 5 min - Takes 30 min - Takes hours - Takes DAYS.

Divide ALL your tasks into one of these squares, based on how much work you still have to do. A thank you note for a present you received two weeks ago? That takes 5 minutes and was due YESTERDAY. Put it in that square. A five page paper that’s due tomorrow? That takes an hour/hours, place it appropriately. Tomorrow’s speech you just need to rehearse? Half an hour, due TOMORROW. Do the same for ALL of your tasks

Your priority goes like this:

5 minutes due YESTERDAY

5 minutes due TOMORROW

Half-hour due YESTERDAY

Half-hour due TOMORROW

Hours due YESTERDAY

Hours due TOMORROW

5 minutes due LATER

Half-hour due LATER

Hours due LATER

DAYS due YESTERDAY

DAYS due TOMORROW

DAYS due LATER

At this point you just go down the list in each section. If something feels especially urgent, for whatever reason - a certain professor is hounding you, you’re especially worried about that speech, whatever - you can bump that up to the top of the entire list. However, going through the list like this is what I find most efficient.

Some people do like to save the 5 minute tasks for kind of a break between longer-running tasks. If that’s what you want to try, go for it! You’re the one studying here.

So that’s how to prioritize. Now, how to actually do shit? That’s where the 20/10 method comes in. It’s simple: do stuff like a stuff-doing FIEND for 20 minutes, then take a ten minute break and do whatever you want. Repeat ad infinitum. It’s how I’ve gotten through my to do list, concussed and everything.

You’ve got this. Get a drink and start - we can do our stuff together!

My Notes Masterpost

Hey guys! It’s finally that time of year, the time where I post all of my notes from the semester! (I’m actually posting all of my notes from the last three years) Feel free to use and distribute these notes as you please, but please do not repost on Tumblr without giving credit!

High School Notes

Algebra II- These are by far my largest files to date. Both PDFs are a mixture of my own notes and notes that my teacher gave me. 

Physics- I don’t have a whole ton of these notes, but they include key ideas, as well as step-by-step instructions for 1-D and 2-D motion problems.

AP Human Geography- This folder includes chapter outlines, worksheets, articles, and practice tests.

AP World History- FIFTY PAGES WORTH OF APWH NOTES! These are the notes that got me through the exam!

AP Psychology- Chapter outlines + two projects I did. I don’t have a whole lot of notes on this subject because I mostly used a workbook.

Introduction to Digital Technology- These notes are helpful for anyone taking a computer science class, but these do focus fairly heavily on web design.

Digital Design/Web Design- These are from second and third year web design classes, focusing on HTML/CSS.

Sociology- All vocab from a textbook written in the 90s.

Spanish II- I’m gonna be honest here and say I did very poorly in Spanish, but I did at least take a decent number of notes.

College Notes

ENGL1101- These are all Blackboard handouts from my professor. 

ENGL1102- These are all vocabulary terms for all things literature.

HIST2111- EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR APUSH. This folder is literally hundreds of pages of American History notes from my college lectures.

American Government- Every single vocabulary term from my American Government textbook. These notes were written with Mildliners so I apologize for the light-colored text.

That’s all I have for now! As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions/technical problems with these notes. Remember that what I did may not work for you, but I hope these notes will at the very least help you out come exam time! Good luck and happy studying!

gentle and kind things in the world

the moon’s glow on a misty evening

the scent of bakeries in the morning

pretty colors in the sky

fairytales and old books

fluffy animals that run up to you and nuzzle their soft face into your hand

when someone is happy to see you

rainbows appearing in a cloud

the warmth and scent of freshly laundered clothes and towels

bumblebees flying from flower to flower

blooming flowers and gentle rays of sunlight after a freezing winter

making your favorite person laugh

people that sweet nice things without expecting anything in return

seeing someone smile for no reason

forests that are home to thousands of creatures and trees

someone making something for you, like a playlist, a meal or a knitted scarf

doing something sweet for someone and seeing how happy it makes them

nicknames, mutual affection and warm hugs

snow that looks like powdered sugar

sweet fruits that are good for you like apples and strawberries

going grocery shopping with someone u love

plush toys, soft pillows and warm blankets

warm glows of street lights in a city

your favorite sweater that keeps you warm

songs that understand you

songs that make you want to dance

walking barefoot on a beach in summer

the gentle crunch of leaves and warm mugs of hot cocoa in autumn

birdsong that wakes you up gently

old paintings of flowers and sceneries

albums you can play on repeat that you never get sick of

A comma splice walks into a bar, it has a drink and then leaves.

A question mark walks into a bar?

Two quotation marks “Walk into” a bar.

A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to drink.

The bar was walked into by a passive voice.

Three intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They drink. They leave.

big subject masterpost!!

ENGLISH & ESSAYS - lit, lang, essays

ap lit

english literature masterpost

english literature tips

ap literature reading list

literature masterpost

ap lang

how to study for the ap lang exam

ap language and composition

another ap lang mp 

essays

a guide to outlining essays

academic writing resources

writing last minute essays ​

SOCIAL SCIENCES - hug, gov, econ, ush, euro, world

ap hug

ap human geography

another ap hug masterpost

ap hug masterpost

tackling ap human geography

ap gov

how to do well in ap gov

ap govt and politics resources

ap gov and politics

ap gov resources

youtube ap gov review

ap econ

ap macro econ sheets

how to survive ap economics

lets get economical

ap ush

how to procrastinate for the apush exam

apush resources

ap us history masterpost

another apush masterpost

all the topics u need to know for apush 

ap world

ap world history

ap world masterpost

how to study ap world history

one more world masterpost

ap euro

ap euro masterpost

ap euro crunch time

european history masterpost

ap euro tips

SCIENCES - comp sci, psych, chem, physics

computer science

pltw masterpost

coding masterpost

typing masterpost

coding online

learn to code

how to study for computer science

psychology

ap psychology: a masterpost

teach urself psychology n neuroscience

more psychology

ap psych resources

masterpost of psych notes

ap psychology

chemistry

how to organic chemistry ​

science resources

another org chem masterpost

ap chemistry

high school chemistry cheat sheet 

chemistry resource masterpost

ap chemistry masterpost 

chemistry resources 

physics

physics links

studying for ap physics

ap physics 1

ap physics c

physics resoures and links

MATHEMATICS - algebra, precalc, calculus, general

algebra

algebra 2

algebra masterpost

precalc

precalculus review

resources for precalc

precalculus masterpost

calculus

how to study calculus ​

mega calculus masterpost

ap calculus formula sheets

general

how to study math

complete math masterpost ​

NON ENGLISH LANGUAGES - specifics, general

specific

spanish resources masterpost

spanish resources

swedish resources masterpost

italian learning

learning turkish masterpost

beginning with japanese

japanese masterpost

german learning tools

romanian masterpost

learn hebrew in 200 words

learning latin

french masterpost

a french masterpost

chinese masterpost

learn korean  

general

languages dictionary masterpost

how to learn languages

languages masterpost

what to do after duolingo

how to learn a language knowing the basics

MASTERPOSTS OF MASTERPOSTS

masterpost of everything

studyblr resources

the really big studying masterpost

masterpost of masterposts

study masterlists

the imperfect guide on ap classes

ap cram packets

MISCELLANEOUS - art, printables, apps, organizing

art

mini art guide

paper recommendations

how to survive ap studio art

fifty ways to improve ur artwork

helpful (art related) websites

useful art masterpost

printables

printables masterpost

another masterpost

how to make a printable

apps / websites

websites u didnt kno

study apps n websites

organization

cleaning out binders

time management stuff 

how to be more organized

time management