It's an exhausting time to be working in this industry, to say the least. How do you prevent taking your work home with you?

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Realistic deadlines, don’t download email to your personal phone, mute Slack after 6:00.

I find that taking some time for myself after work is really important. Whether that means taking a walk, reading, or just spending time with friends and family, it's a way to clear my head and stop thinking about it until the next day. I also try not to check my email or work-related social media accounts

Try your best to not discuss work when you're not on the clock. My wife used to have a really high pressure job and would come home and we'd talk about work for hours on end; it got to the point where she didn't even feel like her job was done for the day. So we have a standing appointment for the first thirty minutes after she comes home, and that's the only time we talk about our jobs. Unconventional maybe but it works

Once I clock out, I don't even think about work. I don't answer calls, read emails, or make myself available.

Sounds like simple advice, but try your hardest to keep things in perspective. Think about work when you're working, but once you step away from that desk, you need to stop playing the role and go back to the regular you. They don't pay you enough to take over your entire life, I would bet my career on that

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