How to handle multiply projects
Rule 1: Firstly have to handle one project well.
But keep in minde that sometimes you can feel that you aren't ready but after some time in new scenerio when you find new perspective and distance to emotion aspects you start handle better also first project.
Made good creadability, delivery good value on similar level of others team member.
Important aspect is number of meetings and good time zone distribution. Two project in the same time zone might be very stresfull and value in relation to health is very low.
So you can progress it step by step, without rush, least few month in one project then extend. Optionally you can consider swith into other more convinen project for you.
The edge of discomfort is the beginning of self."
Rule 4: No escape from the discomfort zone in first 4 month.
Your brain will be yelling for you to escape from this place. This project is bad, people's are bad, no self development, go away, you won't manage it. But if you will keep rule 4 very often it occurs that it's one of the best your project ever.
In one project I've decided to angage in project in CET tz, with higher numer of meeting, with emotional PM, I figure out that most of team is from India, We were just going in circles with no goal; the code quality was low, the team faking their productivity, nothing was actually getting done.
I was really close to decision to left this project. However following rule 4
- enabled us to persevere until the project underwent a series of transformations. Adjust number of meetings to needs, change PO and involve architect allow on steady progress in one expected direction. Now this is one of my best project. (half year ago was the worst)