Shutdown Ritual
The goal is to completely shut down all work and work-related thinking until you come into the office the next day. No after-hours email, phone calls with team members, or late-night coding sessions. Deliberate rest from work is one of the most important ways to work effectively, as it allows your mind to recharge so you can perform well the next day:
- Take a final look at Slack
- Take a final look at the inbox and messages.
- Write down any new tasks into task lists
- Skim every task in the task lists
- Look at the next few days on the calendar
- Make a plan for the next day
- Check action lists in a notebook
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