| Hey I’m in trading - Often we go home with millions of dollars of risk on our books after 12hours at the office, so it’s a common problem switching off in the little time after work. Most of us feel the need to constantly be up to date with market news/price movements/thinking about how to best position ourselves around a certain event. Within the industry there are well known ways for switching off out of work, some have been listed here already. * Vigorous exercise, especially cardio - ok to let your mind wander here but wary of mentally exerting yourself * end of day writing down everything you need to do and what you have learnt * if you have extra learning/coding side projects, do it only at the office after work but before you go home so that home is a work free zone * have a threshold routine when you get home, e.g. change clothes or have a shower, after which you don’t think about work anymore * controversial one but minimise talking about work with family - obviously share the nice things about your day but I pretty much avoid grumbling about work or specific stresses at work with family as it means you never get a rest from them * consume media unrelated to work (don’t read hacker news before bed if you’re a software developer lol) * some people meditate, never clicked for me but it’s meant to be very good * work yourself to death when you are working so that you can properly relax guilt free when you’re not working.
Honestly WFH makes a lot of these more difficult. |
Do something that takes a good amount of concentration/coordination physically, so there's no way to think about work.
Ex: go to the gym, change, circuit train and focus on good form, breathing.
Make it a routine, so that the motivation barrier won't stop you from going.