Simplify & Prioritize (Interactive Exercise) | Back to Basics

Today's back to basics episode is on Productivity: how to simplify and prioritize your to do list when you're feeling overwhelmed. This is how I organize my life when I have too much on my plate - I love to declutter my tasks and focus on what's most important. Give this video a thumbs up if it helped you!

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Filmed & Edited by Aileen Xu

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Aileen Xu
PO Box 296
Brea, CA 92822

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I’m Aileen, a lifestyle blogger sharing knowledge and inspiration on creating your dream life.

Lavendaire is my blog about personal growth + lifestyle design. Follow along and learn how you can create a life you love.

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Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored video.

[lavendaire]

If you're looking for more exercises + worksheets, try out the Dream Life Series! It's a 10-part email + video series with bonus content to help you achieve your goals, long-term!

Q: What other types of interactive exercises would you be interested in seeing?

[autumnshadow]

You are so inspiring
I'm 14 and I'm sick with a deadly disorder and I've been sick in the hospital quiet a lot. If there is one thing being sick has taught me is live everyday like its your last, because for me and many other kids that are sick, we know it could be and I hope everyone starts to live the life to the fullest. I'm now starting my recovery and I'm feeling so much more motivated. You lavendaire are an inspiration that are helping me get through this. Thank you so much 💖💖💖

[fionamubanga]

Lavendaire. I watch this video whenever I need direction. Back in 2017, it helped me switch jobs and prioritize what I wanted to become. Thank you.

[n.c.]

hey aileen, I know you probably won't see this, but the other day I had a really bad breakdown due to schoolwork, and this video has really helped me learn how to not get so overwhelmed. thank you 🌻

[bryanacamillebraxton]

As someone who is in the middle of capstone, finals and job hunting, this was super helpful! Thanks Aileen!

[blessedwithcolour]

I've felt like a complete mess the last 2 weeks with tasks and assignments building up and being in a constant race to keep up. I had no idea how to prioritise. I just writing to-do lists everyday then procrastinating😩 this video is so practical and has really helped - thank you so much!!

[muchelleb]

Eek I love this video - escaping busy-ness and working on what matters is the only way to get to where you want to go! At the same time, letting yourself drown in 'busy' tasks that aren't really getting you anywhere is so easy to do - and feels so productive - it's such a trap. Always love your content girl 💖

[Kymela]

*YES to saying NO*! ❤ Learning to be OK with saying No is what has helped me with your first point of honing in on just 1-3 things. 💪

[SimpLeeBeth]

Learning to say "no, " whether to yourself or others, is huge!!!

[stephaniemay]

I really feel that proritizing stuff. Especially in school, they give us sooo much homework and projects (barely anybody in class sleeps anymore) and these teachers just expect that we're going to give our always 1000%... I have so much more to say, but for now I'm just thankful to have randomly clicked on this video. 💕💕💕 Lots of love from the Philippines 💙

[CarinaandZara]

Omg new motto. Its better to be effective at whats important than efficient in whats not. YESSSS.

[lionlamb]

Yes, thanks .I am a husband, Father, only son to elderly parents, member of local church, full time employee, and friend to many younger children on my street who I try to give direction to. I often feel overwhelmed due to my lack o prioritization. This video has helped. I decided to take care of my home as the number one priority. I have had a mice problem for a while and have not been able to block them from coming into hour home. But for the rest of this month and next month, I am going to laser focus on all I can do. I have been told you cant block them out completely but I am going to try. I know too much information, lol

[mkamikachu]

I actually took the time to do the exercise even though I'm barely with my eyes opened and Io actually loved it. Thank you so much, I was needing that. ♥

[uninico]

I liked this interactive video! I found a lot of these ideas were floating around my head and I knew what I had to do, but writing them down made them seem so much more tangible and urgent. I also found that as I went through each step I would go back and add more to my original list and find other priorities I'd previously glossed over as 'expecting them to happen anyway' only to realize I had no plan to MAKE them happen! thank you Lavendaire x

[MariaAmoros]

This video came in the best moment. I am super ambitious and want to do everything without being realistic with time...and then, I end Up frustrated. Same with social life.. I cant find the way to work on my own proyects and socialize....its hard but im. still learning. thanks for sharing!

[corrynpatterson]

I really like the idea of having interactive exercises in videos. Instead of saying, do this exercise after the video, you give the incentive that it's a part of the video, not just an afterwards activity, because most people won't do it afterwards.

Anyway, I did do what you said, and my main goal for the next 3 months is writing. I want to be an editor/writer, yet I don't write, and I haven't for a very long time. Obviously, that's quite important for the career I'm pursuing, so I sat down and wrote a poem that eventually turned into an awesome expression and therapeutic exercise for myself.

So thank you for this wonderful video. I do plan on continuing this exercise!

[simplyjen]

I really love this exercise! It forces me to pick on thing to do at a time. I have such an issue multi tasking and never really accomplishing anything. Thanks please post more! Super helpful video. I'm sure I'm gonna watch it a hundred more times this year to keep myself focused on my goals 💜💜

[FJ.]

Feeling so disorganized right now. thank you so much for this.

[auvyx]

I will start writing my assignment after this video...




It was due 47 minutes ago :D

[saranacruz]

It's seems very simple when you say..but it blow my mind when I wrote down everything! Now only I am realizing the fact that, how far away I am from my so important tasks... thank you so much for this wonderful video! Love you😘