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Work related stress is part of the nature of work. Some stress is normal and may reveal areas of process improvement, while others can be self-inflicted. My goal is to eliminate the unnecessary stress and after working on many different kinds of projects, these few reminders have given me back my sanity when I find myself overthinking and overdoing. Don’t keep project apps on your phone if you don’t have to. Unless your contract specifically asks or you have agreed in advance to keep certain apps on your phone for communications, consider using the desktop version of the app versus the phone app. Or, if you do decide to add the app to your phone, make use of the alert settings to turn the alerts off. You can also do similarly with the desktop version by adjusting your alerts to come by email and create a designated time to manually go into that project and check on progress. Don’t hover over a project task. The tendency to obsess over a task can be time consuming and lead to unnecessary stress, especially if you want to cross that item off your project list. The reality is, sometimes there are other key players in the process, and it will require lots of check-ins and reminders. Even when you are right up on a deadline, do your part. When you have done all you can do, let that task go and move on. Don’t leave your availability to a project open ended. Being on a project where there isn’t set hours or the hours you work are more open is great for flexibility, yet it can also leave you feeling like you are “on the clock” at all times. Even with flexibility, it’s still a good idea to establish when you will likely be most available to respond to any questions related to a particular project. Establishing this early on, if the client responds outside of that time, the client will know you’ll respond the next business day when you are available online again. You may find that each project might require you to add some additional boundaries so that you can be the most productive. Whatever the addition is, it's worth your peace of mind and will help you flow through your project so much easier.
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