Comments on: Drastically Reduce Stress with a Work Shutdown Ritual http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/ Decoding Patterns of Success Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-27089 Chris Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:29 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-27089 I agree with your premise and the nay-sayers have no footing. Being "always on" is a huge problem for those of us with any responsibility. I'd just add that a notepad or sticky notes for those "inspirational moments" can work very well. It's amazing what happens when we give our amazing brains space to breathe. If it takes a magic phrase, then so be it. Good post! I agree with your premise and the nay-sayers have no footing. Being “always on” is a huge problem for those of us with any responsibility. I’d just add that a notepad or sticky notes for those “inspirational moments” can work very well. It’s amazing what happens when we give our amazing brains space to breathe. If it takes a magic phrase, then so be it. Good post!

]]> By: How organization can help you mind | Doing Work by Cameron Plommer http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24734 How organization can help you mind | Doing Work by Cameron Plommer Fri, 06 May 2011 03:03:59 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24734 [...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

[...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

]]> By: Calorie-Counting on an Information Diet | Freedom Twenty-Five http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24348 Calorie-Counting on an Information Diet | Freedom Twenty-Five Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:58:13 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24348 [...] 4:00 -5:00ish PM – RSS Feed, work and personal emails, check blog stats for comments and incoming links, final review of day’s tasks and work shutdown ritual. [...]

[...] 4:00 -5:00ish PM – RSS Feed, work and personal emails, check blog stats for comments and incoming links, final review of day’s tasks and work shutdown ritual. [...]

]]> By: 8 Ways to Reclaim Your Focus at Work | superjessi.com http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24072 8 Ways to Reclaim Your Focus at Work | superjessi.com Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:44:16 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-24072 [...] day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

[...] day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

]]> By: My social media and drip marketing efforts are paying off… help! « http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-15675 My social media and drip marketing efforts are paying off… help! « Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:56:45 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-15675 [...] day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

[...] day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

]]> By: How to Organize Creativity | How To Be Extraordinary http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-15085 How to Organize Creativity | How To Be Extraordinary Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:40:51 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-15085 [...] that thought.  To do this I have a loose system and a few tools.  The system I use is similar to Cal Newport’s method of capturing then transferring into master lists.  I call it capture, record and [...]

[...] that thought.  To do this I have a loose system and a few tools.  The system I use is similar to Cal Newport’s method of capturing then transferring into master lists.  I call it capture, record and [...]

]]> By: Treat Your Mind as You Would a Private Garden | SteelCM http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14974 Treat Your Mind as You Would a Private Garden | SteelCM Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:00:28 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14974 [...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

[...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

]]> By: Tan Yew-wei http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14828 Tan Yew-wei Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:23:05 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14828 Yeah, nice post. It's amazing that ironically, people don't recognise the mind as the asset which it truly is. Perhaps because it speaks to us so often and so loudly, that we take it's voice for granted. Kinda like the way teenagers rebel against their parents and refuse to reconcile the difference. Yet, upon sitting down and simply talking to each other, the problem solves itself. Thanks for the post once more! Yeah, nice post. It’s amazing that ironically, people don’t recognise the mind as the asset which it truly is. Perhaps because it speaks to us so often and so loudly, that we take it’s voice for granted.

Kinda like the way teenagers rebel against their parents and refuse to reconcile the difference. Yet, upon sitting down and simply talking to each other, the problem solves itself.

Thanks for the post once more!

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Treat Your Mind as You Would a Private Garden http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14813 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Treat Your Mind as You Would a Private Garden Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:58:54 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-14813 [...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

[...] every day, tending to my mind. For example, I practice walking meditation each morning, and I use a shutdown routine, backed by extensive organization systems, to free my thoughts from work-related rumination during [...]

]]> By: How I Organize My Shit | Econ Apps http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-13654 How I Organize My Shit | Econ Apps Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:32:34 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/08/drastically-reduce-stress-with-a-work-shutdown-ritual/#comment-13654 [...] that thought.  To do this I have a loose system and a few tools.  The system I use is similar to Cal Newport’s method of capturing then transferring into master lists.  I call it capture, record and [...]

[...] that thought.  To do this I have a loose system and a few tools.  The system I use is similar to Cal Newport’s method of capturing then transferring into master lists.  I call it capture, record and [...]

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