You're overwhelmed because you want to do too much. That's common. You're only human, there are only so many hours during the day, you can only do so much. Acce

You're overwhelmed because you want to do too much. That's common. You're only human, there are only so many hours during the day, you can only do so much. Accept that, and you've taken the first step. You should try to: 1. Keep things simple. 2. Focus on what you need to do, not what would be nice to do. As someone said, those someday/maybe lists eventually become someday/never lists. 3. Take a hard look at all of those things that you need to improve about yourself, ask yourself what's realistic, and focus on the lowest-hanging fruit. Once that's out of the way, create a plan for tackling the more difficult items. 4. Block out a bit of time each day for what you want to do. Not what you'd like to do or (again) what would be nice to do. But things you feel strongly about. 5. Take some time to actually live your life. Step away from work, self improvement, productivity, all of that sort of thing. Enjoy yourself by doing something unproductive, by reading something that won't help you in your career or life. Or just do nothing. It'll make you happier and less stressed. Remember that the tool or system isn't important. If you have too much on your list, that list will become overwhelming and a source of stress. No matter how many bells and whistles your tool or toolchain or system has.