7 Ways To Keep Your Boundaries

You’ve already proved you can work smarter and remain productive. To avoid getting sucked back into always-on mode, here are seven work-life hacks that we use in the Men’s Health office

01 Keep your work calendar updated, including blocks of time for head-down work.

02 Set your phone’s alarm for the scheduled end time of any meeting that might run over. When it goes off, it will signal that time is up, alerting the meeting organiser in a way that won’t blow back on you. 03 If you get an hour for lunch, stop working for an hour and recharge.

04 Set a hard leave time by booking a workout class or making a firm commitment at home or with a friend. Most jobs can wait until tomorrow. 05 No Slack after 6pm. unless it’s urgent (really urgent). Otherwise, send an email and know you might not get a reply until 9am. 06 Don’t spend all day at your desk. Move around the office, or step out for an hour to work at a coffee

shop if you need to have some space. 07 Be tactical after

4.30pm and save an easy win (say, good news about a project) for tomorrow morning. It’s a great way to look 100% more productive.