I used to think you had to answer every work email immediately, even at 9 PM.

My boss in Charlotte actually told me to turn off my notifications after 6 PM, and my stress dropped in a week. Anyone else have a rule that finally got them to stop working after hours?

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blair_lewis853d ago

Setting a hard stop for email is a game changer. It trains your brain to actually disconnect, which makes your time off feel real. The real work is sticking to that rule when the ping hits.

tessa_hill863d ago

Hard stop sounds nice in theory, @blair_lewis85, but it's a fantasy for a lot of jobs. Some of us have clients in different time zones or real emergencies that can't wait. That ping might be someone needing a critical answer to keep their own project moving. Training your brain to ignore work just sets you up for a bigger mess Monday morning. Being always-on is brutal, but sometimes being totally off just isn't an option.