How to Be Overloaded and Overwhelmed DR. SEAN BEAVERS - ASSOCIATE DEAN, SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Please Write An Answer to the Following Question  What is one reason a Liberty University faculty member may feel overloaded and overwhelmed?

How to Be Overloaded  Liberty University Context:  Rapid Growth  Jobs Keep Changing  Many Faculty Teaching Overloads  Modern Society in General:  Rapid Growth of Technology  Jobs Keep Changing  Many People Working Overtime  There is Always More that Can Be Done  Work No Longer Has Clear Boundaries  Old Models and Habits are Insufficient

How to Be Overwhelmed  Believe that I must do more than I can do.  Try to do too many things at the same time.

 What does the Bible say about work?

Biblical Perspective on Work  Diligent hands will rule but laziness ends in slave labor. Proverbs 12:24

Biblical Perspective on Work  Obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Col. 3:23

 What does the Bible say about rest?

Biblical Worldview on Rest  Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. Exodus 20:8-10

Biblical Worldview on Rest  Don't wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. – Prov. 23:4

Biblical Worldview on Rest  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:29-30

 How Do I Know I Am Doing the Most Important Thing Right Now?

 Biblical Truth  Life Purpose  Goals  System for Managing Your Work

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Five-Step Process of Managing Workflow  Collect  Process  Organize  Review  Do

Collect  Gather 100 percent of your open loops.  Get everything out of your head.  Empty the buckets regularly.

Process  Is it actionable?  No:  Trash it  Add to Someday/Maybe list  File it

Process  Is it actionable?  Yes:  Do it – Will it take less than two minutes?  Delegate it – Am I the right person to do this?  Defer it – What is the next action?

Organize  Trash  Someday/Maybe  Reference  Projects  Waiting  Calendar  Next Actions

Review  Weekly Review  Paper Inbox/Work  Paper Inbox/Home  Next Actions list  Waiting For List  Inbox/Work  Inbox/Home  Purpose and Goal Lists  Financial Accounts

Review  Weekly Review cont’d  Shared Folder in Evernote  Project List  Previous Calendar Data  Upcoming Calendar Events/Next 4 Weeks  Computer Desktop and Dropbox  Laptop Satchel

Do  Four-Criteria Model for Making Action Choices  Context  Time Available  Energy Available  Priority

Collect  Take a minute to write down any unresolved items that are on your mind.

Process  Is it actionable?  If so, what is the Next Action?

Organize  What is the context for each action?  When should it be done?  Who is involved?  What is the associated project?

Review  Set a time on your calendar later this week to review your tasks.

Do  Could you take a 2-minute action on one of these items right now?  Do it!

TheSecretWeapon.org  A method for implementing GTD using Evernote in conjunction with your .

Examples in Evernote  Let’s look at how this works.

My Experience  GTD combined with Evernote has been a game changer.

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