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What is workload paralysis?
Workload paralysis can be defined as feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to do. It figuratively paralyzes you with fear and makes you unable to do anything at all. Even small and insignificant tasks seem difficult.This feeling kills motivation and blocks out your inner resources, instead of accumulating efforts to actually solve issues. As a result, you procrastinate, and your tasks pile up. Work still needs to be done, but time is flying, and you’re feeling even worse – stressed, exhausted, and guilty.This is like a vicious circle. But the good news is that this circle can be broken.
Causes of workload paralysis
Workload paralysis can be caused by a variety of factors, and these factors are often interdependent. One issue often leads to another one, creating a chain reaction.
We can roughly divide the causes of workload paralysis into two groups:
1.Health-related reasons. A lack of sleep or insomnia, poor diet, and insufficient physical exercise directly affect our cognitive ability (which is so important for knowledge work), let alone the physical condition of our body. When your energy level is so low, you cannot be productive. And when you’re not productive, you don’t meet deadlines, you don’t achieve goals, and the quality of your work drops.
2.Heavy workload. Having to deal with difficult tasks, make decisions, and take responsibility can cause high levels of stress and lead to work paralysis.
