take on too much
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
drowning · exhausted · swamped · overloaded · spread too thin · overextended · saying yes · people pleaser · ambitious · workaholic · spinning plates · deadline · stress · collapse · multitasking · burden · crushing · overworking
workload quantity
take on too muchundercommit
Pledge less than capable
delegate · scale back · cut back · offload · slack off
self-awareness and boundaries
take on too muchset boundaries
Define acceptable behavior limits
say no · decline · pace oneself · draw the line · refuse