Anyone else feel like they can never fully unplug, even when you technically have nothing due? Like, I’ll be caught up, but still refresh my inbox every 10 minutes because “what if.” How do you turn off the guilt around not billing?

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Turn your phone off or put it in a drawer. I promise it’s fine for a couple of hours.

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Agree with atty 1. Practice

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Go hiking in an area without cell signal. Problem solved!

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I had that at my last firm..went in house and it's almost gone after a month

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