Inundated with too many stressors, rather than /overburdened/ by a big stressor? Most stressors probably require a lot of legwork and/or long resolution time. Often requires “after-sales support“, or issue tracking, using jira-style tools like blog. Fortunately, some stressors are exceptions. I call them quick removals.

• [ers] eg: return ikea whiteboard…. The after-sales effort of fitting the accessories is not really necessary (jolt).

Warning: focus on quick removals is justified in the inundation context. In normal context, this practice is often inefficient. It often ignores the four quadrants.

Indeed, the absence of follow-up headache is the defining feature of “quick”, but there are secondary features.

— feature: [r=benefit/effort ratio] .. An effective quick-removal has an immediate and _noticeable_ effect on my overall stress /profile/. An inferior quick removal has unnoticeable effect.

• [r] eg: police report on Jill .. huge effect. Required some preparation, but actually the police didn’t require all the evidence I prepared
• [ers] eg: Ohio tax …. issue-tracking might be required, but most of the effort is upfront. If postponed further, the individuals could forget .. see bpost

— feature: [e = early-stage cancers] .. if unresolved, the issue would _slowly_ (not quickly) grow into a bigger headache, even though currently not really a crisis like fire-fighting.

• [er] eg: examine old fan and buy new fan
• [ers] eg: name change at MLP …. the preparation work turned out to be small.

— feature: [s= spreading yourself too thin] .. It make sense to quiet some nagging/crying babies for better focus, and relieve the “all-at-once” experience, provided the item can be removed quickly/decisively.

• [s] eg(+ve): ceiling painting job
  eg(-ve): painting the lower portion…. Low benefit
• [rs] eg: discuss, inquire then refer Kun.Hu …. legwork turned out to be small. I could wait for a few days, but the stress would grow.