,” and strongly discourage team members from sending work-related messages to one another outside of these hours. Designate a specific channel, like text messages, to use for emergencies outside of these communication hours.
If you work at a demanding company, you might feel defeated, and like you have no choice but to work ever-longer hours. However, you probablyIf your work depends on your brainpower, then giving your brain the downtime and stress reduction it needs might help you become better at your job and get more done in less time. So back off a little bit, take better care of yourself, and see what happens. You might be surprised at the results.
, Erin Reid discusses how men’s performance is often praised even when they’re doing less. So if you are convinced that youAlso consider if you have room to learn how to get more done in the same amount of time bySo many knowledge workers make the mistake of viewing email as “the thing you squeeze in between ‘real’ work.
Once you’ve addressed a message, move it out of your inbox. Use your email inbox only for receiving and processing messages, not for storing them. Where You Work