Thanks for your information and post!

I have things I could push harder to do, but I also sometimes push too hard and then crash and burn, with net negative results.

Sometimes the energy I have (or gain?) in pushing hard is from or seems to trigger a bout of mania/hypomania in me. It did so in December. I was like a whirlwind there for a while happily pushing in all directions. And then it all came crashing down. I am now dealing with the aftermath. What I pushed to start, I did only part way and now my apartment is a mess. Stuff strewn everywhere in my living space, unopened mail for at least two weeks, not vacuuming for several weeks, and not cleaning the bathroom for a couple of weeks. I have not yet started on my Holiday cards, which I have almost always sent out before Christmas before. I live alone, so I can get away with this but if I lived with someone or if the ADL "police" came, I would be in trouble! Though the people I send Holiday cards to may have noticed. Unfortunately, I also pushed to work on a project with others during that time, and that is left undone, too. This is more bothersome for me because others can see it than stuff no one else can see.

So I need to remember Easy Does It and not try to push myself too hard and try to do too much or too many things...