{"id":9254,"date":"2019-06-26T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmkedev.wpengine.com\/?p=9254"},"modified":"2021-11-03T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:12:11","slug":"unplug-from-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/unplug-from-work","title":{"rendered":"How To Unplug From Work At The End Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emails, phone calls, WhatsApp groups, name them. It is increasingly becoming hard to unplug from work in the modern working environment. Apart from that, there are those who find it hard to segment their work life from their personal lives. They will brainstorm about a certain project while on their commute home, or go through the list of tasks pending while having dinner, or even plan the next day just before they sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Work-life balance is important and constantly thinking about work can be stressful. The fact that you are always thinking about work means that you may have physically left the office but you are mentally still there, meaning that you never mentally clock out. This can lead to fatigue, apart from causing you not to attend to other matters pertaining to your personal life. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a world where being busy and the hustler mentality are the latest fads, thinking about work constantly has become the norm rather than the exception. People take pride in saying or looking busy. So bad is the problem that most people routinely carry work home, thanks to the ability to work online, while others constantly check and respond to their emails at ungodly hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

What all this means is that you are not getting enough time to rest, which is a major cause of burnout. Being a workaholic is nothing to celebrate and it reduces your productivity and so, make sure you always leave the office both physically and mentally. Here are tips on how to unplug from work at the end of each day;<\/span><\/p>\n

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