Oftentimes, a high volume of work at your job comes with feelings of stress. In some cases, a heavy workload may also cause you to feel discouraged. While dealing with a high volume of work without any stress may not be possible, there are tips and techniques you can follow to reduce the stress of handling a heavy workload.

　　通常情况下，工作中要做太多事会带来压力。某些时候，沉重的工作负担也会让你感到沮丧。做很多工作时没任何压力是不可能的，有些技巧可以减少处理繁重工作的压力。

　　Minimize Distractions

　　尽可能减少干扰

　　De-cluttering your space and minimizing distractions is one of the first steps to properly handling a heavy workload. Working in a cluttered space is not only distracting, but also makes it difficult to find the papers and other items you need to complete projects. A cluttered work area can also contain many distractions, causing you to waste valuable work time on non-important functions. To handle a heavy workload, spend 10 to 15 minutes a day de-cluttering your space and avoid common workplace distractions such as personal emails, phone calls and office gossip.

　　妥善处理繁重工作的首要方法之一是整理你的空间和减少让你分心的东西。在杂乱的地方工作不仅会分散注意力，而且很难找到你需要用来完成项目的文件和其他物品。工作区混乱也会带来许多干扰，会让你在不重要的事情上浪费宝贵时间。为了应对繁重工作，每天花10到15分钟整理办公地，避免工作中常见的干扰物如私人邮件、电话和办公室八卦。

　　Work Late

　　工作得晚些

　　Oftentimes, all you need to get ahead of your heavy workload is an extended work period without any distractions. Plan to take work home just one day per week, and use that day to complete as much work as possible. While a 12 to 14 hour workday may seem long, completing several projects during one long day is often preferred to working a few extra hours in each day. This way, you will have one designated long day that will ease the stress and tension of your other working days.

　　你经常要在没有任何干扰的情况下延长时间完成繁重工作。每周计划把工作带回家一天，那天尽可能多做工作。一天工作12到14小时看起来有点长，但比起每天都额外工作几小时，一天做多做些事通常更好些。这样的话，你先定好一天延长工作时间，其他工作日的压力和紧张会减轻。

　　Ask for Help

　　寻求帮助

　　At times, your workload may be too large for you to handle alone. During these times, the most productive and efficient action to take is to ask a co-worker for help. If you have co-workers in your office that have the ability to help you complete your projects, utilize them. If this is not the case, ask your supervisor or manager to assign someone to your project or task to help you lighten the workload.

　　工作量可能有时会大到你无法自己处理。这时最高效和有效的方法是向同事求助。如果办公室有同事能帮你完成项目，让他们帮你。如果情况并非如此，让你的主管或经理派人协助你的项目来帮你减轻工作量。

　　Prioritize

　　优先考虑

　　Prioritizing your projects and tasks is an important technique for handling a heavy workload. Learning to place your projects and tasks into an order of importance is not only useful for reducing stress, but also allows you to know the importance and urgency of each task. This way, you will always be working on the most important projects first.

　　处理繁重工作时懂得分主次是个重要的技能。学会把你的项目和任务按重要性排序不仅有助于减少压力，也让你知道每个任务的重要性和紧迫性。这样你总是在做最重要的项目。