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Guy Winch: How to turn off work thoughts during your free time | TED Talk
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We don't really experience much of it at work. We're too busy. We experience it outside of work, when we are commuting, when we're home,
Ruminating about work, replaying the same thoughts and worries over and over again, significantly disrupts our ability to recover and recharge in the off hours.
while ruminating about work when we're home damages our emotional well-being,
Because those kinds of thinking do not elicit emotional distress and, more importantly
Ruminating always feels like we're doing something important, when in fact, we're doing something harmful
First, you need clear guardrails. You have to define when you switch off every night
switch off your email notifications
First, create a defined work zone in your home,
Next, when you're working from home, wear clothes you only wear when you're working. And then at the end of the day, change clothes, and use music and lighting to shift the atmosphere from work to home. Make it a ritual
, you have to convert them into productive forms of thinking
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