Five strategies to help you stop overloading your workday. --- Francesca’s patterns of overcommitment revealed five elements of magical thinking about her time — traps that many of my clients fall into. We devised antidotes for each. 1. My heavy workload is just temporary. 2. The next time will be easier. 3. I will collect immediate rewards. 4. Others will follow my instructions. 5. Without me, this work will be poor quality.

On "shortening your workweek" in every way: outsourcing, clever promotion techniques, social engineering, and focusing on the right things.