Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,
Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the
Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more
Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to schedule
Speaker 1: a Monday night commitment. By having something compelling in your
Speaker 1: personal life, you will feel more motivated to end work
Speaker 1: on time, and that is a great way to start
Speaker 1: the week. When people are busy, the last thing they
Speaker 1: want to do is add something else to their lives.
Speaker 1: But if you work from home, a few strategic evening
Speaker 1: time commitments can do a lot of good. This is
Speaker 1: because there is no obvious boundary for when the workday
Speaker 1: is done. If you commute to an office, at some
Speaker 1: point you will have to commute home. You aren't going
Speaker 1: to sleep there, so your day has an end at home.
Speaker 1: You can keep half working and half surfing the web
Speaker 1: pretty much all night. If you have caregiving commitments, you
Speaker 1: probably will have to end at some point. Someone needs
Speaker 1: to feed your kids, after all. But if not, scheduling
Speaker 1: a commitment into the evening can nudge you and everyone
Speaker 1: else you work with to respect that the workday is
Speaker 1: over and Monday is a great option. For this commitment
Speaker 1: because it gives you something to look forward to at
Speaker 1: the end of your workday, and that can make Mondays
Speaker 1: feel far better. This commitment can take many forms. Maybe
Speaker 1: you volunteer somewhere every Monday night. Maybe you meet a
Speaker 1: trainer or a running club to exercise. Maybe you have
Speaker 1: an extended family zoom get together. Maybe you meet with
Speaker 1: a small spiritual group. In any case, think about what
Speaker 1: you might enjoy putting into your life and don't shy
Speaker 1: from the commitment. Making a commitment is what makes us
Speaker 1: take things seriously. If you just want to end work
Speaker 1: at a reasonable time on Mondays, well what does that
Speaker 1: even mean. People might drop things on you last minute
Speaker 1: and you have no particularly solid reason to push back.
Speaker 1: But if you tell your colleagues I tutor at risk
Speaker 1: teens every Monday night at seven, well they don't want
Speaker 1: to be the one stopping you from doing that, and
Speaker 1: so it enforces a lot more scheduled discipline and you'll
Speaker 1: be doing good in the world too. So think about
Speaker 1: what Monday night commitment might work for your life, Start
Speaker 1: scheduling it in, and you will start looking forward to
Speaker 1: Mondays so much more. In the meantime, this is Laura,
Speaker 1: thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in the New
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