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Side Hustle School

Ep. 2999 - Q&A: “How to prioritize tasks and to-do items without getting overwhelmed?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Business, Side Hustle, Small Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we explore neurodivergent-friendly strategies to tackle an overwhelming to-do list. Learn how to work with your energy, build momentum, and stay productive without burnout.

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.

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Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com

If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

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0:05.1

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0:17.5

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0:21.5

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0:26.5

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0:30.8

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0:34.0

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0:40.4

Lemonada.

0:45.0

How do you prioritize tasks and to do items without getting overwhelmed, without getting burned out,

0:55.3

especially when you're balancing a side hustle with a full-time job, and then your to-do list

0:59.7

keeps growing faster than you can cross things up. Today's question comes from a nurse and

1:04.2

side hustler who's feeling stuck in a cycle of procrastination and overwhelm. I've been there.

1:08.9

In fact, I was there last week, but hey, it's okay. We just got to

1:11.8

keep moving forward. In this episode, we're going to explore neurodivergent friendly strategies to

1:16.1

tackle an overwhelming to-do list. And we're going to focus specifically on working with your energy.

1:20.7

I think that is so much more important than trying to manage time. Let's prioritize what matters

1:25.2

most. Let's break some tasks into manageable steps and let's make some

1:28.7

steady progress. That's our goal today to leave you better off than you were coming in. Today's

1:33.7

question comes from Clara. I'll bring you that question and my answer in just 30 seconds.

1:39.7

Sidesol School is sponsored by our longtime partnership station. Let's talk about the chaos of life here for a moment.

1:46.0

You know, life can be chaotic. But if you are in charge of order fulfillment for an e-commerce business,

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