Sivaruban Gnanapandithan lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario, where he attended McMaster University and earned a degree in Economics in 2011. He says that as a goal-oriented person, he has learned how to multitask and function while under pressure, and says that this is an important attribute that is good to develop.

Working under pressure can often produced some of his best work, Sivaruban Gnanapandithan has learned. He knows that isn't true for everyone. But he has learned to channel the pressure of an impending deadline into his creativity in ways that work to his advantage.

Pressure can make it difficult for some people to focus their ideas because stress can have a negative impact on brain functionality, according to articles that Sivaruban Gnanapandithan has read on the subject. So overloading your brain with pressure can interfere not only with the ability to learn and to assimilate knowledge, but with the ability to translate your information in ways that others can understand and assimilate.

One of the ways that Sivaruban Gnanapandithan deals effectively with working under pressure is to break down the tasks at hand into achievable goals. By breaking down the things that need to be done, he says he gets a better understanding of how to work efficiently and effectively. He breaks down the larger, overall goal into smaller tasks that can be readily accomplished. It makes a more complex matter easier to understand by seeing its different components, and also helps him to prioritize so that he can complete his work in the most efficient manner possible.

Sivaruban Gnanapandithan says that it helps him to think about things like, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." That's a hokey way to put it but it has helped him to maintain control under pressure in the past. And maintaining control is an important factor in working well under pressure. Too often, says Sivaruban Gnanapandithan, pressure can bring up emotions that will work against you and inhibit your ability to focus on a problem.

It is also important, says Sivaruban Gnanapandithan, to evaluate the things that need to be done, as you develop a strategy in dealing with them. He says that many times, both as a student and once he got out into the working world, he has discovered that evaluating issues has shown him that a problem might not be what it appeared to be on the surface.

Sivaruban Gnanapandithan says that whenever he has to deal with something for which there is no plan, it helps him to write down everything about the issue while it is fresh in his mind. Referring to the notes later on can help him to make an itemized plan of action.