Move from using devices to other hobbies like being with the family, kids, books, or just hanging out with friends If you are into fitness.. all the better.
Prayer, meditation are some of the other things that you can focus on.
Ask HN: How do you switch off from work, particularly when working from home?
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#12I don't so much switch off, as switch modes, by forcing some kind of "commute". Sometimes this involves going for a run, or even a walk around the block; other times it's half an hour in a VR headset (I have an Oculus Quest, which helped hugely during shielding and lockdown). But whatever it is, I just make it long enough and different enough from work that when I return to reality/the flat, I've got my not-work head on.
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#13Prepare and eat some delicious dinner, as a routine, when you have finished working.
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#14I start reading my current fiction book.
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#151. Define environments
I work on the left side of my desk, while spending my private time sitting on the right side.
2. Rituals
I start the workday by setting up my work laptop on the desk and finish the workday by removing the laptop from the desk.
Setting boundaries is paramount. Do this physically. Once I'm no longer working, I don't have a single thought about work. Work ceases to exist when I'm done with the workday.
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#16Either CrossFit in the evening (at home or in the German gym) or cycling outdoors (or at Zwift.com) or cooking with the family. Then coding again on private projects.
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#171. Define environments I work on the left side of my desk, while spending my private time sitting on the right side. 2. Rituals I start the workday by setting up my work laptop on the desk and finish the workday by removing the laptop from the desk. Setting boundaries is paramount. Do this physically. Once I'm no longer working, I don't have a single thought about work. Work ceases to exist when I'm done with the wor…
Me too. I used to hook my laptop up to my desktop screen/keyboard/mouse, but I no longer do in order to create those queues.
I'm also the same in that once work is done, it's gone, I don't think about it, answer emails or check slack. If I didn't make the brutal, no exceptions separation I would never enjoy life or work and I would burn out (again).
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#18Smoke a fat joint
I prefer edibles myself.
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#19I have kids
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#20I met a guy that was in your situation.
He would wake up with an alarm clock, shower, get dressed "properly", eat etc. Then leave the house and walk in a predetermined path around the block to arrive back at his house for "work". When work was over (at a set time) he would get up, leave the house again, walk the path in reverse, and arrive "home".
ymmv.