Consciously end early to avoid wasting time
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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the new Corner office.
Today's tip is to consciously end the work day a
little earlier on Fridays, even if you're not working in
an office. This can be a great way to find
time for something beyond work or family responsibilities. I've done
some work over the years for a few companies that
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observe summer Fridays, basically a half day on Friday, from
Memorial Day to Labor Day in the US. It's a
nice little perk that recognizes the obvious. Most people don't
do much of consequence after lunch on Friday. This is
especially true during the summer months, when people are more
likely to travel and want to get on their way
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before evening. Of course, if you work from home, then
you can probably work from places that aren't home, which
means that if you're going somewhere for the weekend, you
could also leave on Thursday night and work there on Friday.
If you don't have a commute, you're done with a
day earlier anyway, and so the need is less pressing.
If the need is less pressing, though, the same reality
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of waning energy is still there. People who work from
home get tired by Friday too. If you don't have
a commute separating work and your family responsibilities, Consciously ending
work a little earlier on Friday can buy you some
time for these personal pursuits. If you power down the
laptop at two pm, you could fit in a two
hour bike ride or two hour long run before normal
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quitting time. You could meet a friend for a very
early happy hour. You could read a book with no
one bothering you. If you live somewhere this is possible.
You could get your nails done or get a massage.
You could take a yoga class to wind down or
a dance class to wind up. You could do a
very early date night with your spouse while you still
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have childcare. Just make sure you know what you want
to do so you don't waste the afternoon out your
inbox or worse, think you should stay at your desk
because that's what productive people do, but do little of
consequence and fritter away leisure time scrolling through social media.
Summer is a great time to do time a little differently,
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or at least to acknowledge that you're not getting much
work done, so why not make the most of it.
In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
here's to succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New
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