What helped a lot before I quit my job was having a work computer and personal computer. I’d shut down my work computer by the end of the day. I had Slack on my phone as well but I always turn off notifications. Otherwise, they are too distracting. But yeah, once the work computer was off. It remained so until the next day. That was providing a good boundary!
Great strategy. It can be tough to have the rigour with oneself to do that, especially if there are fomo team dynamics at play. e.g. "I am a good employee if I respond quickly, no matter what time or day"
What helped a lot before I quit my job was having a work computer and personal computer. I’d shut down my work computer by the end of the day. I had Slack on my phone as well but I always turn off notifications. Otherwise, they are too distracting. But yeah, once the work computer was off. It remained so until the next day. That was providing a good boundary!
Great strategy. It can be tough to have the rigour with oneself to do that, especially if there are fomo team dynamics at play. e.g. "I am a good employee if I respond quickly, no matter what time or day"
For sure, sometimes it's tough to ignore those messages to stay focused (even in the middle of the day)!