Excess task loading: An overlooked dimension of provider and practice stress

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C. Clarke
The term “task loading” comes to us from NASA and the military, where elite astronauts and deep-sea divers are evaluated for their ability to handle the escalating task list that emerges in these critical environments.
Wikipedia, as usual, puts it well: “Task load indicates the degree of

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