Balancing your work life with free time (digital detox and the effects on your work results)

It's the weekend and I'm guessing that PH community managers aren't the only ones doing their jobs right now. There are more of us here. Including you who just launched your product, or me who spent almost 3 hours on a work call on Saturday.

Since we're working online and remotely, it's hard to blur the line between what's work, what's "leisure" web browsing, and what's real life.

• How do you balance your online work with your rest?

• Do you notice that if you don't get enough rest, your performance decreases?

For example, I sometimes have trouble distinguishing that my work is work (because I perceive it as fun and do not mind me working in "unusual" times or days). On the other hand, there are days I cannot come up with something creative and I am stuck in a stereotype chain/loop.

What really worked for me are 2 things:

• Alternating work blocks with leisure time activities throughout the day (e.g. workout, work, walk, work, meal prep, work)

• Short-term projects – I get more motivated with each new project I start (it's like a dopamine boost), it fits me better as I am more a "starter" type of person than a "finisher"