Sometimes when I start up my game I start thinking about all the stuff I have to do still whether it be collect materials, clean up flowers, or try and trade for certain items and it feels overwhelming. Obviously this game is still much more relaxing than most but does anyone else feel small moments of this?
Does anyone ever get overwelmed?
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Doing trading online is stressful for me because I can't just relax and play the game while I'm trading or waiting around to be available for trading. Running a thread takes up a lot of energy I can't be bothered with most of the time.
Everything else is just like... chores, but fun and relaxing. And I try not to put too much on my to-do list. Like, grinding for villager pics with the wrapped foreign fruit, that's a thing that would add to my daily load that I simply choose not to do. That means less on my plate. I don't have a quota of Nook Miles + achievements to fill every day either, I just let whatever happen naturally. And if I stop halfway between something to do something else it's okay.
It's funny, I know what you're talking about and it happens to me with stuff I need to do in real life (because my ability to manage time basically doesn't exist and I don't know which thing to do first and I can't multitask effectively and anxiety happens), but never in this game. Maybe because I know there aren't consequences to not doing things on time?
Everything else is just like... chores, but fun and relaxing. And I try not to put too much on my to-do list. Like, grinding for villager pics with the wrapped foreign fruit, that's a thing that would add to my daily load that I simply choose not to do. That means less on my plate. I don't have a quota of Nook Miles + achievements to fill every day either, I just let whatever happen naturally. And if I stop halfway between something to do something else it's okay.
It's funny, I know what you're talking about and it happens to me with stuff I need to do in real life (because my ability to manage time basically doesn't exist and I don't know which thing to do first and I can't multitask effectively and anxiety happens), but never in this game. Maybe because I know there aren't consequences to not doing things on time?
Sharksheep
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Yes, a lot. It was really bad when I had a lot of flowers and I was trying to get the regular diys stuff.
I stopped caring about certain aspects like picking up the weeds, branches, and getting materials and do it when I need to. Same with the tree shaking and flower watering. It's easier when you try to focus on only a few things that day and your daily chores.
I stopped caring about certain aspects like picking up the weeds, branches, and getting materials and do it when I need to. Same with the tree shaking and flower watering. It's easier when you try to focus on only a few things that day and your daily chores.
I think trading is what gets me flustered the most which is weird. I feel like people here are really patient and gracious but I still get nervous. 
But like dailies and whatnot, I like routine so I never feel like it's too much.
But like dailies and whatnot, I like routine so I never feel like it's too much.
applesauc3
Sarah from Banana
I can really relate to this I find it almost a completely different game when I am just doing chores around my island by myself versus when I’m on the forum and setting up trades and getting visitors and going to Islands
I find it so much more stressful to manage trades, even though I do love going to visit other peoples islands, I just think this game gets a little overwhelming sometimes when it comes to that
This is the main reason I've made friends with people, so I can keep trading with them over and over and also have someone to talk to. My stressful Nookazon days are over.
Pintuition
Semi IA <3
I'm overwhelmed when features get added to the game and I don't yet have a handle on the daily tasks that I had been doing previously. My flowers took over and I've been trying to get rid of those, then my fossils went crazy and then all of the sudden there's new fish, diving now, it's like my list of things I need to do daily keeps growing and never gets any shorter.
Everyone I have met has been so lovely and am blessed to have a few friends here. Such a lovely place to hang out 
It's overwhelming deciding what to put where. 
I see many worried about a lack of space but I find it easier to design smaller areas. When I have a large blank slate like the map in New Horizons it stresses me out..
Don't feel overwhelmed with the day-to-day. I don't make a check list of daily tasks because I wouldn't want to feel anchored or burdened by them. There's no penalty for skipping the shops, digging up fossils, or cleaning up flowers each day.
I see many worried about a lack of space but I find it easier to design smaller areas. When I have a large blank slate like the map in New Horizons it stresses me out..Don't feel overwhelmed with the day-to-day. I don't make a check list of daily tasks because I wouldn't want to feel anchored or burdened by them. There's no penalty for skipping the shops, digging up fossils, or cleaning up flowers each day.
I always tell myself I dont HAVE to do any of these things. If I dont feel like it or just dont have time, I'll ignore those fossils for a day or two. I wont bother with earning miles if I feel like, or watering my flowers. It wont kill me, so I shouldn't feel the obligation. I'll get to it when I want to get to it. 
I like doing certain things daily, but if it's a lot and I'm not feeling it, I'll cut out some of that junk and just play how I feel that day.
I like doing certain things daily, but if it's a lot and I'm not feeling it, I'll cut out some of that junk and just play how I feel that day.
Making little lists helps me when it feels like too much. Also it might be a sign that a break is needed? When I feel like my island is trash and am not having fun, sometimes it’s just because I have been looking at it too long, so I switch to another game. Alternatively, I’ll scroll on my AC twitter until I see something I like that inspires me (but I try not to compare and don’t do this for too long or I’ll start to feel even more negative about my island). I also am not a big believer in dailies - I don’t want to feel like I have to smash all the rocks or anything. I only do it if I feel like it. There’s really no reason you can’t just mess around and do whatever you want to, whether it’s making progress on decorating or just diving all day for funsies. But I still get overwhelmed sometimes, so that’s when the lists help.
Yes which is why I'm grinding like hell to get most of the Nook Miles challenges out of the way so there's less things to "worry" about. I finished the 2500 sea creatures one last saturday so now I can just forget about diving except for the monthly new species for example.
That's kinda how I manage every aspect of the game. Right now I'm trying to grind my way to 3000 crafted furniture and tools. Which by the way is an insanely high number for those... 2000 would have been more than enough Nintendo smh
That's kinda how I manage every aspect of the game. Right now I'm trying to grind my way to 3000 crafted furniture and tools. Which by the way is an insanely high number for those... 2000 would have been more than enough Nintendo smh
I get overwhelmed when I'm ready to sell a pocketful of stuff but then I see a shark fin in the water so I drop something I won't be selling and then I see an expensive butterfly and drop another thing and then I see balloon present in the distance and run to it and then see a bunch of stag beetles before I get to the store so I drop more things and try to remember where everything is and then my net breaks 
Very true. Sometimes you just have to step back into the real world and take a break.
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