How Exceptionally Productive People End The Workday

Here’s Why Everyone Should Have a Work Shutdown Ritual

How you end your day is just as important as how you start it

1. Clean up your physical and digital workspaces

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Bonus tip: If you haven't already, make sure your work app notifications are automatically snoozed outside of work hours.

2. Review your to-dones

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Main Takeaway: Boost your mood and motivation by taking five minutes to review your completed tasks at the end of each day. If you're a Todoist user, you can see all of your completed tasks in your account's activity log.

3. Confront the things you've been putting off.

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4. Write out tomorrow’s to-do list.

<a href="https://www.todoist.com/home">Todoist</a> lets you visualize the day and week ahead. Drag and drop tasks to adjust your schedule as you go.

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To make planning out what's next even more efficient, incorporate a Weekly Review into your routine. It can help you identify what big picture goals you should focus on in the week ahead. Try the free Weekly Review template to make starting the habit even easier.

It helps you stop thinking about work:

It increases your willpower:

5. Set yourself up to "Eat Your Frog" first thing in the morning.

6. Set a time to end your workday and stick to it.

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7. End on a high note.


Becky Kane

Becky writes, edits, and attempts to follow her own productivity advice from her home office in Minneapolis, USA. 🚲🛶☕️

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