I want to do good work, help people and make things more efficient. That motivation, while well intended, meant that I was putting all my mental energy, and waking hours, into thinking about solutions, reading about tech and being online in my evenings to help the UK team (my old team before moving back to NZ).
My manager said to me 'just because it doesn't feel like work, doesn't mean you aren't working'. I was never really switched off.
To get away from the cycle of work > home to get straight back online > watch tutorials and read > go back to work the next day, I've made a conscious decision to switch gears in my evenings and weekends. Putting more energy into a different passion means I'm not all consumed by work or work-related things.
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I want to do good work, help people and make things more efficient. That motivation, while well intended, meant that I was putting all my mental energy, and waking hours, into thinking about solutions, reading about tech and being online in my evenings to help the UK team (my old team before moving back to NZ).
My manager said to me 'just because it doesn't feel like work, doesn't mean you aren't working'. I was never really switched off.
To get away from the cycle of work > home to get straight back online > watch tutorials and read > go back to work the next day, I've made a conscious decision to switch gears in my evenings and weekends. Putting more energy into a different passion means I'm not all consumed by work or work-related things.