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I would stop communicating. No more read/reply for emails or messages. No phone calls. No writing or reading of memos or other documents. No creating presentati
by Merrill 6y ago
I would stop communicating. No more read/reply for emails or messages. No phone calls. No writing or reading of memos or other documents. No creating presentations, diagrams, or drawings.
On the other hand, it is really hard to stop thinking about work, and maybe not necessary or advantageous. Most of the really good ideas that I've had came to me while I was not working. Your subconscious can be working even while you are doing other things.
- saalweachter 6y agoI fall in and out of the habit, but if you're in a high-volume-of-email job and don't always keep up with your email throughout the day, I find making sure I've read all of the day's emails a good way to end the day. Besides missing fewer emails (in an office, people will usually be like "hey, did you see my email?"), it also gives me a chance to stop thinking about programming-related tasks and provides a little sense of accomplishment at the end of the day which is sometimes lacking when said programming-related tasks aren't going well.