One unconventional time and energy management hack that I discovered.
Asking folks to send me voice messages instead of taking calls.
It has saved me so much time! It takes a minute putting up those boundaries, but once they're up, the joy and time back is boundless!

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OOOOH this is such a great idea. I don't know why I never thought of that before but then I can even fast forward the messages a little bit to save even more time. Thank you for sharing this.

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