Pretend to Be Mister Rogers, and Other Ways to Separate Your Work and Life at Home

Pretend to Be Mister Rogers, and Other Ways to Separate Your Work and Life at Home
An “always on” existence can be extremely draining
Alexandra Samuel
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May 18, 2021
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Photo: urbazon/Getty ImagesWhen you work where you live, the effort to separate work life from personal life can feel like a bit of a performance: You’re hiding your PJs under a professional blazer, or throwing a green screen in front of your household mess. That’s why…
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Speaker on hybrid & remote work. Author, Remote Inc. Contributor to Wall Street Journal & Harvard Business Review. https://AlexandraSamuel.com/newsletter
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