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Ask HN: How do you check out at the end of the working day?

3 pointsby anticristiover 1 year ago
I&#x27;m not sure how the average end of the working day looks like for you, but here is mine:<p>- I have unanswered Slack message - I have new messages in my Inbox (despite practicing GTD) - I have tons of action items in actionable email folders<p>It&#x27;s 16:30, quick time reporting and I&#x27;m off to picking up the kids.<p>As I walk to school, my brain keeps thinking about all those pending emails and action items. I often end up not properly focusing on my kids<p>Work is not stressing me. I love my work! But there are too few hours in each day to both complete all pending tasks and spend quality time with my kids.<p>How do you check out from work? Any tips and tricks are appreciated.

2 comments

BruceEelover 1 year ago
With difficulty. I like to think that there shouldn&#x27;t be any project work that can&#x27;t wait for tomorrow, and that&#x27;s mostly the case. Production issues, those are very tricky to check out from, you typically won&#x27;t find peace until you&#x27;re satisfied you&#x27;ve sorted things out...
syndicatedjellyover 1 year ago
I write a short note about where I left off and what the next logical step is. That’s usually enough to get me to close the computer and check out