"I'll never get it all done; there's just too much to do, too little time, not enough support, the right tools aren't available..."
One skill I've worked on developing is the ability to say "No" to people and opportunities in different, hopefully polite, ways. Oftentimes, when I start to feel overwhelmed, it's because I've said "yes" to too many things that should be a "no."
For example, I work in the field of estimating and there are hundreds of projects to estimate. It can feel overwhelming, but often there are many that we don't have a real chance to win and can say "no" to many of those so that we can say "yes" to work on the best ones.
Powerful.
I like to say no to bad influences, people and stuff like Tik Tok, corporations and all. Avoiding them brings way more time for the good influences and people, and time is critically short for a human with an indeterminate end point.
That's a great point. I try to do the same, but sometimes it is harder than others. The pull of bad influences can be strong.
Yep, sometimes tough decisions need to be made and a lot of the time they're not, or they favour the bad influence. Some can be managed I guess, small doses of those people or things, but cutting them out certainly leaves more room for the good ones.