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A real shutoff time
Set a time when you are done with work for the day, and give yourself permission to really disconnect in the evening.
While working at home, you may become unclear when your work stops and your personal time begins and you may feel guilty for relaxing.
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Mini breaks throughout the day
Plan and schedule breaks into your daily schedule.
Let your brain know that within a relatively short amount of time, you will have a clear break to check social media, walk around, respond to texts, or do whatever nonwork habit you want.
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Sleep more
Sleep has a positive impact on your mental, physical, and emotional health.
If you don't sleep well during the night, give yourself permission to take a nap during the day. Naps of 10-20 minutes can boost alertness without creating the post-sleep brain fog of longer naps.
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Outside the comfort of daily routines
We all have increased metal stress since we are rethinking all of our routines during the current pandemic.
All of us have an increased mental load due to the uncertainty, sometimes around things we’ve taken for granted like being able to go to the office or buying basic items.
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Invite yourself to lunch
Consider taking a real lunch break.
Eat or do whatever you need to do to process and calm your internal self, so that you will be able to go back to work and focus on getting things done.
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2. Take time to reflect & recharge so you have energy for others.
It's easy to feel guilty about spending time on yourself, but the reality is that this time allows you to recharge so that you're better able to help others. Give yourself permission to spend time reflecting on yourself and your own life, and never feel guilty for taking the time that you need.
Put up boundaries between home and work
Remote workers should try to walk around the block before starting work. It is an effective way to transition from home mode to work mode.
Other ways to set up boundaries between work and life is not to take your work into the bedroom, buying a personal PC for personal errands/work, and by...
Remote work needs boundaries too
Working from home sounds ideal for those who’ve never done that before. But that too comes with a set of specific boundary issues.
Aspects of working from home that may need to be addressed include a whole new set of possible distractions; a greater need for self-discipline; having to...
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