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- Use separate apps for work email and personal email so you don't accidentally look at work emails on your weekends.
- Move your email app into a harder-to-access folder so you don't open them out of habit.
- If you can't resist working in unscheduled hours, wait to send non-urgent emails until working hours.
- Inform your colleagues about your intention so they adjust their expectations.
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