Feelings of tension can interfere with your productivity today by preventing you from focusing your attention fully on the tasks before you. The distractions may be a consequence of your own drive and determination, particularly if you have embraced a goal-realization philosophy that encourages labor without rest. You need not continue feeling overwrought, however. This may be a good time for you to stop what you are doing so that you can take stock of your larger goals. If you remind yourself today that your value is not directly related to your daily output, you will likely no longer feel the need to overload your schedule with objectives.

Our duties have no power to leave us feeling overwrought or overwhelmed when we recognize that we are rendered no less skillful, talented, or capable when we are unable to accomplish them all in a single day. The pressure to achieve every goal we conceive of against all odds ceases to be motivational and becomes a source of immense anxiety when we allow it to infiltrate our emotional center. Few of the responsibilities we face each day are vital to our health, happiness, or well-being, so we should not view these as integral to our continuing existence. Rather, we should accept that while we will not always immediately realize our every aim, we can always turn our attention back to those important to us. The tension you feel will disappear today when you prioritize your agenda according to your individual needs.