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Working from home without losing your evenings

A start time, an end time and a door that closes. What finally worked.

11 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

When I started working from home, work leaked into everything. Messages at dinner, emails in bed.

Three changes helped: a fixed start and end time, a corner of the house that is only for work, and turning off notifications after 7 pm.

My work did not suffer. My family noticed the difference within a week.

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