France: ‘aperitif’

In order to make up for role spillover due to lack of commute, you can:

• Match your surroundings with the task at hand
• Create a soothing ritual to transition between life and work.

There are four elements that need to be done as a ritual to disconnect from work:

1. Create a shutdown ritual each evening.
2. Physically separate from your laptop and/or smartphone if possible.
3. Take some time to relax and reflect on the day, just with yourself.
4. ...

• Downtime aids insights
• It helps recharge the energy needed to work deeply
• The work that evening downtime replaces is usually not that important

It's important to have a shutdown ritual, to ensure that every incomp...