eat an elephant one bite at a time
To accomplish a large goal by doing smaller, cumulative tasks. When my kids are overwhelmed about projects for school, I always remind them that you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time. The computer company says that their next hardware revision will be a huge undertaking, but they're in no rush to get it to market. They know by now that you have to eat an elephant one bite at a time. I know there's a lot to do, but you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time. Just focus on labeling these files for now.
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