I usually don't have this issue. 

Sometimes choosing which daily task to take on first gets overwhelming. I try to prioritize based on my schedule for the day. I love the idea of getting into classrooms to get away from the overwhelming feeling some days, as it might help me with a mind reset to go back and finish the daily tasks at hand. 

I get into analysis paralysis when I am dealing with special education issues due to sensitive timelines or when I have one of the asst. superintendents requesting information or follow-up, even if it's not due immediately. I like the idea of doing walkthroughs as an escape from the paradox and motivating reason to get out of the office. In the past, I did use stickies on my monitors to prioritize the few tasks I wanted to get done OR made a to-do list to prioritize what I needed or wanted to accomplish for the day. 

I do get overwhelmed with work stuff. It tends to be when many different things are due. When it's the emails, and returning phone calls, and PDs, and write ups, and etc. What helps me is making a list. I tend to do easier stuff first that way the productivity is moving. 

I get stuck when I do not have a to do list. When things are swarming in my head without a list, I don't know what to do first. Or I panic about forgetting something. I need to have a list to prioritize. My default is to check email. I always have new emails that need attending to. It's an interesting idea to go to classrooms if I'm feeling overwhelmed. If that is my default, I'll get into classrooms everyday! 

Email is the most overwhelming for me. If I am not on top of it, I can find myself hours delayed! I try to answer emails in a timely manner. If I am out and about in the district, they pile up! Then when I am in my office, I am not able to do much else except go through them and try to help those who need my assistance. I try to forward emails I know someone else can answer or those that do not need my attention. That takes some of the time off of this task. 

Some of my default means are just setting a schedule from like 9:45 to 10:30. I'll be in classrooms again from 1 to 2, you know, certain days a week. So the gatekeepers know that and those are non-negotiables. Also, you know, when it comes to choices, you know, you want to see different classes at different times of the day, so you might also want to choose.
You can see class after lunch instead. And I think just having that a process of handing, over some of the non-emergency tasks to those Gatekeepers, right and making sure that they know that you should not be disturbed. Unless in case of an emergency, when you are in classrooms.

I am the type of person who has 100 things running through my mind at once. Typically it is my to do list. If I don't write it down, I tend to start multiple at the same time and do not finish any one of them. To combat this, I will jot down quickly the most important ones. If I have already begun to tackle some of them and not finished, I will stop myself and refocus, set my intention, and get back to work. When it comes to going into classrooms, sometimes I can walk away from the computer. Other times, I feel as if I don't have time convince myself that sitting in front of the computer is tackling my to do list and is more important. 

I tend to get overwhelmed with my emails. I try to get them down to zero but they keep growing. Once I am at my desk to answer email, then it seems as if my door is a revolving door. Then, I am out of time and I have to take so much work home with me everyday. 

What happens when I tend to get stuck in analysis paralysis. It's typically when I have quite a number of tasks to complete. It could be the network expectations or things around the school that needs to be done, conversations that I need to have with teachers and a host of other things. And in the moment I start to feel a little tense. I notice it, I'm aware of it. So I take a short pause and take a deep breath and I try my best to remain calm and prioritize, look at what needs to be completed and prioritize the one that I feel like is most impactful, and then start on that task right away. Be confident that the decision so to go with is the most impactful one.

I get stuck when I see too many issues with content and skills in an observation. I default to thinking like a student... and ask myself, if I were a student, what of these needs would best help me in the immediate to better engage in my learning. 

I have to make sure I write down everything I need to do. I will reference that list throughout the day to make sure I am staying on task. My calendar is always open as a reminder of my schedule for the day. Some days are much more challenging than others. 

I love to chat with my staff. They know they are welcome to come talk about anything at anytime. I feel like this is an important part of our positive school culture, and it does take my time away from other things I could/should be doing. I need to think about how I better manage this aspect of my time. 

I tend to get stuck in tasks that require multiple approvals. There are times when the task at hand could be completed quickly and efficiently. However, the delays caused by the approval process sometimes forces items to the back burner 

One strategy I use is just trying to make sure that I have my schedule available and just I try to schedule things. Although I know that's not the recommended course. But that helps me a lot, just writing everything down as I'm such a visual person.

I get stuck in email. That's where compliance deadlines and requests from the district live and I often feel anxious about missing something. Sometimes email takes over and acts like my to-do list, so I find myself checking email at all times of the day and night. Planning my visits the day before will help me to stay out of email and stay focus on the primary work of visiting classrooms. 

I am extremely task orientated. If the problem is 1 step and easily completed I will do immediately and if it is larger I will create a plan and break it down into steps. These steps will go into my spiral notebook with a date to complete by. My emails are always coming but as long as I check them periodically I am able to keep on top of them. My indecision is on how to better organize myself digitally - I struggle with keeping it up and then I avoid it. 

I get stuck trying to catch up on the things that are important but get pushed aside when I have to deal with the little not as important things that take my time. I find myself at the end of the day struggling to clear my desk and email because of the many distractions.