Two critical strategies for avoiding burnout when you still have Too Much To Do

You've made it past the initial torrent of tasks and you have a very long inbox. You've made it past the first "rest" stage, so that you could recover your energy. Now you see the long inbox and have the impulse to roll up your sleeves, dive in, and "catch up". Do not do. When you have too much to do, then if you actually try to do it all, then you will suffer. You risk burning out and even becoming depressed. Do not do. Instead, I propose two critical strategies to avoid burnout in this stage of your project. They aren't without risk. They carry emotional elements. And I genuinely believe you still need them.