How to create a productive routine when working remotely - part 11

Have a shutdown routine

It’s important to be able to separate your work activities from your personal life, to disengage and reenergise. Our modern technology makes it difficult to ‘switch off’ when leaving the workplace and now it’s even harder if you’re working from home. That’s why it’s critical to have some sort of end of day shutdown routine or ritual and make the distinct mental shift from work to home, especially when the two are now in the same physical location. An important step is the powerful symbolic gesture of actually shutting down your computer. This helps you make the psychological switch from work mode to home life. My colleague Wendy Cole has designed an excellent end of day shutdown routine that is well worth looking at.