hey guys II see RG here today we're gonna be talking about how to disengage
after work
hey guys II see RG here today we're gonna be talking about how to disengage
after work now this is a very popular topic particularly because we live in a
world with increasing connectivity we live in a space where you can get emails
from your work on your cell phone if you want text messages bosses are text
messaging you assignment or do etc etc increasing connectivity and because of
the increasing connectivity one of the downsides is you feel like you never
have time off you may feel like you're always stressed with work assignments
work is kind of seeping into your personal life and you never have time to
disengage so what we're gonna talk about today is particularly some tips on how
to disengage after work and particularly what I do to disengage and this is a
very important topic particularly because longevity in any industry you
want to feel like you have a life outside of work now a lot of people are
moving more towards work-life integration and we've done a video
talking about that recently but you want to feel like you are you are somebody
else outside of your work your self-worth isn't all tied up in to what
you do and so to get started what we're gonna talk about first is the first
thing you need to do in order to disengage after work is one know when
you are done so in order to know when your work is done you've got to become
self-aware about what it means to have a successful day you know is it just when
the clock strikes you know five you know if you're working 9 to 5 when the clock
strikes five you're done for the day you're done with work I'm sure a lot of
people may feel like that but that's not always the case depending on what your
what your job is some people you know you may have hours of the day where
you're really really busy you know from like 12:00 to 3:00 or something and then
it's really slow those last two hours they maybe you have some night time
meetings or something like that and that can happen especially in clinical
research because clinical research if you don't know already is a global
industry you work with people from all over the world so managing those time to
prints can be difficult when knowing when you're done especially can be
difficult if you're trying to disengage when you're done with your work for the
day so you've number one you've got to know
when you're done and in it may take time to understand that if you're new to the
job it can be difficult to understand when you're exactly done for the day or
when you can put things on pause and pick them up for the next day or for
tomorrow but you've got to know when you're done and that's the first step on
how to know when you can disengage from work so the second thing you want to
talk about is shut off your computer your phone and all connection from work
there's got to be a time in the day when you're not worried about work when you
can shut off your work computer shut off the email notifications shut off the
phone calls so I know a lot of companies will give you a second phone a lot of
people have iPhones depending on what your job is I feel like a project
manager or CRA or something obviously you're gonna want to have a second phone
but that's a lot easier for you to just set aside and turn off and then you know
it's a signal to yourself and everyone else that you know you're done for the
day you're not gonna be checking it anymore you're not gonna be checking
your computer to log on and get emails now I know that I'm simplifying this a
lot this is a lot easier said than done because pretty much if you're a project
manager you're pretty much always working or if your CRA or something you
don't want anything bad to happen and that that can happen at any time of the
day but you've got to shut off you've got to have some time to shut off the
email and notifications or if not you're going to never disengage so you've got
to be rigid and really stick to your boundaries so you've got to really set
these boundaries up and not cross them if you want to be able to disengage
after work so that's my second tip is make sure you find some time to shut off
the computer shut off the phone whatever it is even just for a little bit even if
it's just for an hour or two now me personally when
done for the day I don't I don't leave the office unless I'm done for the day I
very rarely bring work home so whether I leave at five six seven pm you know I
don't typically don't leave bring much work home I like what I'm done for the
day I'm done for the day so I'd rather much rather stay in the office and get
it done rather than bring it home so that's just how I do it maybe some
people like that maybe some people don't and then the third thing you want to
think about is what does disengaging mean to you so does that mean just doing
something else whether that's just sitting on the couch watching Netflix or
can that mean you know going to the gym getting a workout in can that mean you
know just going for a walk or walking the dog or you know maybe cooking dinner
what is that what is disengaging mean to you and how do you most
how are you most likely gonna utilize that time in order to rest to rejuvenate
and get ready for the next day's work so you know it's really a process it's
really a learning curve on how you disengage every job has its different
stresses that come along with it and you know disengaging can be really really
stressful you may feel like the work is just piling up piling up if you
disengage and aren't constantly there to you know aren't constantly there to
really get it done or check things off your list or reply to emails or
something like that but you know it can be really important and you know it's
one of those things that builds up over time so I mean you may feel be fine you
know getting the email notifications on your phone and then all of a sudden one
day you're not fine you know is just finally hit that breaking point so you
want to prevent it before it gets to that point and having you know daily
days having daily some time where you disengage and get rid of you know your
emails and everything work-related it can be important to long-term success
and then the fourth and final thing that I want to talk about with regards to
disengaging is really you want to make sure that you use your
PC oh and we've talked a lot about PTO on this channel and the importance is of
it but you know that's a good way for to have a long term disengagement from work
you know utilize that PTO and I'm not gonna go into much detail there because
we've talked a lot about PTO on this channel you can go back and look at some
of the other videos on PTO so yeah definitely make sure you utilize
your PTO do not feel bad for shutting off from work I mean even though people
may think that should always be on you should always be responding to emails if
they have any hopes on your long term success and longevity in the industry
and longevity at that company they're gonna want to make sure that you're
happy and healthy and mental health is a really big thing you're starting to
become more and more present of an issue and people are gonna be worried about
mental health and so this kind of goes into there how is your mental state on a
day to day basis some people are gonna need more disengagement from work
because you know they may hate their job or whatever or they may just be
collecting that paycheck what other people you know they'd be doing that job
whether they were getting paid for it or not so everyone's gonna need different
levels of disengagement so don't don't think just because you're getting paid a
lot of money that you don't need that so there it is guys that's it for today's
video comment down below what you guys do to disengage from work maybe there's
some tips that I left out here that other people may find helpful put those
in the comments down below and as always guys email has a delete clinical group
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