There are boxes and shelves stretching further than I can track, and every item needs to be logged, described, and placed. I sit down to start and the sheer size of it presses down on me until I can barely pick up the first piece. Everyone assumes I have a system; the truth is I'm drowning quietly in the backlog.
More people experience this than they realize.
The size of the cataloging work presses down on you until you can barely begin.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.