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How to Leave Work at Work
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Change your route
If you have a bad or overly stressful day at work, take the long way home.
- First half of your journey: turn the radio off and think about what you have to accomplish at work and how you will execute.
- Second half of the journey turn on whatever music you like, talk radio and begin the process of thinking about things outside of work.
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Vent
Once you get home after work, give yourself a 15-minute window to let it out.
You should set this up in advance with your partner/family members/ friends but leave the time limit at 15 minutes. During that time, they have to simply listen and let you get it out. After that, you must agree that work is over.
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Keep electronics off
If you don’t need to work, keep the electronics off. Don’t login just because you are curious. You will find reasons to email people or start completing tasks.
Occasionally we all have to work at night or on the weekends. The key here is to set an expectation when honestly important projects arise.
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Questions first
When you get home, immediately ask how your partner's day went and listen.
Many times their response is enough to get you to think of family tasks and break you away from work. In addition, you will probably earn some points for engaging them in the conversation.
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Redefine Success
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Refocus Your Attention
After you have redefined success, consider how you want to invest your time and energy.
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“I think money is great. But physical and mental energy is the greatest riches of human life.”
Jerry Seinfeld
Personal Energy
Energy is everything. It goes beyond status, power, and money. Personal Energy is difficult to measure, as our energy levels vary.
There are 3 types of energy:
- Mental Energy: It is your ability to concentrate, pay attention and focus.
- Physical Energy: Ability to perform physical tasks
- Emotional Energy: Ability to feel compassion.
Managing Personal Energy
- Mindfulness meditation is an excellent tool to improve our focus and awareness. We can enhance our mental energy by integrating our mind through meditation, instead of getting lost in scattered thoughts.
- Physical energy can be enhanced with regular exercise, no matter what kind.
- Emotional energy is intensified by human interaction. Meeting new people and spending time with people with no particular agenda is a great way to stay positive and improve your energy levels.