Plus, how to respond to anger.
| MARCH 16, 2022 • VOL. 20 ISSUE 11 | | | Hi John,
Enjoying the luxurious freedom of working from home?
Or are you caught in the chaos of kids, dogs, dinner, the doorbell, and a Zoom meeting with your director? Author David Allen shares a few tips in today’s Q&A on working from home.
You’ll also find our latest ebook on the cost of poor communication.
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| | | | BALANCING WORK AND LIFE AT HOME
| | by David Allen
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| | Since I started working from home, I can’t seem to separate work and home life. I have a home office and I do my best to stay off my computer after hours, and yet my nine-to-five now feels like it's 24-7. I used to leave work at work. But now that my job is at my house, it never seems to go away. Any tips on how I might better separate the two?
Signed,
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| | | | Don’t feel like the lone stranger—this is now a familiar situation for many people. Though you may not need to go to the office, the structures and boundaries it provides are familiar and comfortable.
This is also true of your home. You have ways of acting in each context—whether around the office coffee machine, at your office desk, or at home with the kids and the dog and dinner. But because your context has changed, your behavior has been affected. | | |
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| | | | | | HOW TO RESPOND TO ANGER
| | One common mistake we make is trying to take responsibility for another’s anger. Here’s how you can take responsibility for your actions, but not another’s feelings. |
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| | | | | AVOID THIS TIME-DESTROYING EMAIL PITFALL
| | Ever feel like you look at the same emails over and over? That’s probably because you are. Remember: the meaning of an email doesn’t change the more you read it.
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| | COSTLY CONVERSATIONS: WHY EMPLOYEE SILENCE WRECKS YOUR BOTTOM LINE
| | What do you do when a peer falls short of expectations, is disrespectful, or fails to pull their weight? You know what most people do, according to our research? They ruminate, complain to others, and distract themselves to avoid working things out.
Learn more about the high cost of poor dialogue (and what you can do about it) in this ebook.
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| | GETTING THINGS DONE
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Manage workflow, attention, and focus. Be more productive with less stress. Increase effectiveness. Perform to potential. Build a trusted system to manage to-dos, commitments, and projects.
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