Back to Dirty Little Secrets Index Dirty Little Secret When a task or project seems overwhelming, here’s what I do… by Maria Gracia Join our newsletter to be notified when the newest Dirty Little Secret is available. I stop thinking about the project “as a whole.” I instead choose one small part that has to get done and I focus on that alone. When that part is done, I feel a sense of accomplishment…and the project is a little closer to being done than it was earlier. A few hours later, or the next day, I just choose another part. Little by little, I get closer and closer to completion, without any stress. Back to Dirty Little Secrets Index