Sunday evening. I’m staring at my to-do list for the week ahead, and that familiar weight settles into my chest. There’s the newsletter draft I need to finish. The client presentation to revise. Three strategy documents waiting for review. Dozens of unread emails. My first thought: “I’m already behind.” My second thought: “Have I ever truly felt on top of things?” That question took me by surprise. A lot of these tasks are things I chose. There’s work I care about, client deliveries I find meaningful, and working with colleagues I care about. Not to mention side projects, such as writing articles like this. These are all, in theory, things I like. So why does it feel like I’m drowning in obligation? Author Oliver Burkeman, who wrote the bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, might say it’s because of my belief that it’s ever possible to get on top of things in the first place.  “There will always be too much to do,” Burkeman told Big Think.…