Closing Ritual

Do you have a closing ritual?

Something you do at the end of each work day to close it out?

A routine to tell your brain, "I'm done for the day"?

This really helped me when we were in the throes of the pandemic,

when I needed something to help me separate work (from home) from life (at home).

I keep it pretty simple:

🔐 I enter my billable time.

🔐 I review the day's tasks and move uncompleted tasks and new tasks to tomorrow's to-do list.

🔐 I clear out my inbox, adding to tomorrow's to-do list as needed.

🔐 I walk away.

It is rare that I don't go through this habit.

It helps me wind up the day.

It helps me feel ready for tomorrow.

It helps me leave work behind (as able, and as often needed).

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