When work gets crazy...

I tend to get crazy.  It is difficult to strike the balance of performing above expectations at work and keeping everything else afloat.  The one thing I can boil down any personal conflicts to when I feel stress at work is communication.  If I'm not keeping Josh up to date about work we tend to break down. I feel stressed out and misunderstood but its usually because I am not communicating effectively.  Maybe I need to read this book?