leave the laptop at the office
If you want work-life balance, and you don't have it, and you aren't leaving your laptop at the office...
You don't want it bad enough!
Try it for a week or two. I left my laptop at the office every day this week, and it's been sweet. I didn't realize how much I had work hanging over me.
You can leave your laptop with a roommate if you work remote.
I have a commute home that also helps me decompress. I can't put my finger on why that helps as much as it does, but I'd try to simulate that if you work remote.
write a declaration of work boundaries. here’s mine.
It’s just a job
- My manager Dear Reader, I choose to not work evenings or weekends. Even if: * I woke up late. * I procrastinated a lot. * An exec messages me at 6:01pm. * It’s crunch time, like annual planning season. Further, I choose to make time for the following
the case against idle time
Turns out procrastination and insomnia have the same cure. See, the best technique for chronic insomnia involves limiting the hours you spend in bed. It’s called CBT-I. With CBT-I, you limit your hours in bed to a little less than your sleep duration. If you spend 9 hours in bed
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