I agree with you, these tasks may seem overwhelming amount to do for those who a struggling to keep up with their daily 5 prayers. It is difficult to be convinced to change the way we are , or to implement something as hard to reach as this. The 10 deeds were addressed to people who perhaps want to further build there connection with Allah, and already have something established. But perhaps it is not appropriate for this type of forum, or the audience he is addressing - even though, the brothers intention was to spread good. This does not mean we as lay Muslims take it at face value, and ignore it because it doesn’t fit into our busy lifestyles. Rather, we must make the most of it and try to do it in accordance to the best of our ability. To reach a stage where we can do these deeds requires time and patience. Otherwise, these actions would seem like a burden and we’ll not earn the true benefits of it. That’s why we should, for instance, take one deed at a time, and slowly build on it. If our daily 5 times prayers are lacking, then we should maybe decide that the nafl prayer is the least of our current priorities and just focus on our fard prayers, and once we are able to get a routine for our fard prayers, we then start thinking about the sunnah’s and then the nafl. Once we feel we can add a little more in our lives, we can start reading the Quran etc. etc. …