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 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 Seemingly insurmountable dissonance between ideals and reality. Belief that I must do more than I can do. Trying to do too many things at the same time.

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

Biblical Perspective on Work Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:4

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

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.

Biblical Worldview on Rest For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. - Exodus 20:8-11

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

But How Do I Manage Today? Big Picture Biblical Worldview Life Purpose Goals But How Do I Manage Today?

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Five-Step Process Collect Process Organize Review Do

Gather 100 percent of your open loops. 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 Email Inbox 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 Voice Memos Computer Desktop, including To Process folder Laptop Satchel

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

TheSecretWeapon.org A method for implementing Getting Things Done using Evernote in conjunction with your email.

What Do You Need to Collect? Take a minute to write down any unresolved items that are on your mind.

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

Getting Things Done has been a game changer. My Experience Getting Things Done has been a game changer.

Resources Check out these blogs: www.seanbeavers.us – Click on the Productivity button. www.michaelhyatt.com – Click on the Productivity button. Check out these books: Getting Things Done by David Allen Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown