How do you handle a big to-do list?

1. Break it into smaller chunks 2. If "1." doesn't work: eliminate, archive and/or remove due-dates. Most of the todos that make a todo-list or backlog grow are self-imposed, and most of the time people who mentioned something don't even remember. I also use a "next" or "this week" label which I use to filter. "next" can contain a lot of todos but combined with Projects or other Labels you can get a nice overview if your todo-list of choice lets you filter accordingly.

Take care of the most urgent tasks first, and allow yourself to breathe between each task. If you have too much to work on in a too small amount of time, see what due dates can be pushed back, if you can delegate, or if you can eliminate tasks you imposed yourself but aren't as necessary as the rest

Prioritize your tasks. I usully use 2 label for each task: urgent/not urgent, important/not important. Start with the most urgent and the most important tasks, if possible delegate all not important and spare some time for not urgent, but important tasks. Sometimes it's good to get over with a number of small tasks at once in the early morning or at the end of your day.

Do not set too high expectations! Just do! As Branson says)

Put your tasks in a spreadsheet and assign a rank (0-3) for "urgency" and "importance" for each task. By urgency, I mean something that needs to be done right now! If for example you have to file your taxes by tomorrow, that task would have 3 on urgency and 3 on importance = 6. Compare this to exercise that for most people would have a 3 in importance and 0 in urgency. Begin at the top of the list and work your way down.

@akinori_nakajima Limit yourself to 3-6 tasks that you can finish in a day and then just focus on them. Things start getting completed and you start feeling lesser and lesser overwhelmed. I also categorize the to-dos into things which are to be done daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly. It helps a lot in planning the week.

I feel making a big to do list in not a great idea unless all the tasks that need to be completed are urgent and need to be done. In that case, prioritizing and breaking the tasks into smaller chunks works for me!

Try not to do it big when I see a long to do list - the depression is coming