No more Slack and emails on evenings and weekends

I have already been discussing how my inbox and Slack are kinds of Schrödinger’s cat. Before opening them, you don’t know if they contain bad news or good news. And once you open them, you can’t go back. I have been struggling with this for too long. I was checking emails and Slack on a very regular basis, including evening and weekends. And that costs me a lot in terms of energy. Something needed to be done? I had to find a computer and do it. A good news came in at 11 pm? Could not sleep. A bad news came in at 11 pm? Well, could not sleep either.

I just stopped doing this. After leaving work, and until I come back the next morning, I don’t check my emails or Slack. If something is important, people will call. If one of my websites is broken, it does not matter that much, it can wait. A good news read in the morning will give me a good mood for the day. And a bad news will be taken over quickly by the work of the day.

Give it a try! No more email or Slack outside of business hours. Feels great 😁

PS: I can do this because I don’t have the responsibility of server uptime at work!