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it’s all too easy for work to takeover our lives.
setting boundaries is vital for our own mental, emotional, social and physical health.
here are a few strategies for you to set boundaries in the workplace:
<aside> 🚫 how to say no, professionally
we’re often scared to say no at work because we don’t want to appear incapable or uncooperative.
however, saying no shows that you are thinking of the long term
try these phrases:
— “i need to know the scope of this project before committing to it.”
— “i can do this, but not in the timeline expected.”
— “i can take on this project, but i’ll have to drop something else. what should i deprioritize?”
— ”i don’t have the capacity to take on any new work right now.”
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<aside> ⏰ stop working overtime
if you find yourself spending more time working than not, try setting up external reminders for yourself
in practice:
— don’t check your email until you clock in to work. keeping up with work communication is work itself.
— give yourself a one hour wind down, stop taking on new tasks or starting new work one hour before you’re set to clock out. only finish work you’ve already started.
— schedule a daily meeting in your work calendar at 5pm (or whenever your workday ends) to act as a reminder to stop working.
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