How to turn work off when not at the office? /u/GamzorTM CSCQ protests reddit

I’m finding it hard to truly disconnect from work after I leave the office. I don’t have any emails or messaging on my phone so that definitely helps, and I don’t frequently log into my laptop to work outside of working hours unless I need to get something done.

But, I often find myself thinking about the problems at work and how to solve them. Especially when I’m at a point where I’m behind on sprint or on a tough problem. I feel like I think this time trying to solve the problem in my head is productive but in reality Tj’s probably just taking me away from being present in whatever I’m doing at the moment. I just came back from a week vacation and I disconnected pretty well but the last day of the vacation before starting work I started to think about all the things at work I needed to do, even dreaming about something work related.

Any advice about how to better disconnect, what works for you, or if this is normal and I should just let it happen would be great.

I’m finding it hard to truly disconnect from work after I leave the office. I don’t have any emails or messaging on my phone so that definitely helps, and I don’t frequently log into my laptop to work outside of working hours unless I need to get something done.

But, I often find myself thinking about the problems at work and how to solve them. Especially when I’m at a point where I’m behind on sprint or on a tough problem. I feel like I think this time trying to solve the problem in my head is productive but in reality Tj’s probably just taking me away from being present in whatever I’m doing at the moment. I just came back from a week vacation and I disconnected pretty well but the last day of the vacation before starting work I started to think about all the things at work I needed to do, even dreaming about something work related.

Any advice about how to better disconnect, what works for you, or if this is normal and I should just let it happen would be great.