How to manage multiple projects while minimizing the impact on your health

Stress and pressure are highly destructive. Excessive caffeine and poor nutrition only accelerate physical and mental burnout. Even a single project can have a very destructive effect on your body. So imagine what might to do with your health - two or more parallel projects. Juggling few projects simultaneously for a year can ruin your health, especially if you are in your 40s.

Even if you don't feel the physical toll now, you are racking up a "health debt" that you'll eventually have to repay. That is why it is important to understand how the processes related to overwork function.

A sedentary desk job causes physical tension in the spine and neck, and the pressure to deliver can lead to digestive issues.

First and foremost, the ability to keep perspective is key. And that is one of the advantages of managing several projects. It might help you keep your distance and reduce frustration or emotions. For example, due to the fact that human-led projects are frequently inefficient. I remember being so concerned with code formatting standards or team members slacking off that I’d find myself awake at 5 AM with these thoughts on my mind.