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I’m a lawyer and my profession is obsessed with the measure of work as an end and not the means to an end. Bragging about how much work we did on the weekend or how available we were to our clients on vacation is legendary. I undoubtedly could fill every minute I’m working but it runs completely counter to motivational psychology. I also usually push that third emoji button (”I’m okay”; skip break) whenever a break prompt comes up in the focus bar.
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It's tough to be a spot where your work culture is all-consuming. I don't think it's realistic to expect an overnight change that totally transforms an all-consuming work culture into one that prioritizes healthy balance, but I still think there are things you can do that get you closer, and give you a little bit of calm and ease in your days. I'll share my best guesses to your questions, but I might be off-target given how different your work is from mine and how little I know about your work situation.
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In the early years of building Sunsama, I worked a lot, basically all day. My big breakthrough that convinced me that I could work less hours and get the same amount done was when I'd go on trips to visit family and work half days. I'd wake up at 6, work straight through until 12, and essentially get everything done that I usually would from 9 AM - 7 PM. Setting a constraint on my working hours helped me figure what it feels like to work with full focus, work on only the stuff that really matters, and that the tail end of my workday was mostly "garbage volume" where I was logging hours but not getting as much done because my focus, will-power, and cognitive capacity was diminishing. I'd recommend trying a one week trial of working ~75% of the hours you usually do and see what you learn.
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If you are too addicted to working all the time or think this is too risky there are alternatives you can try like pick an hour during your normal workday to just not work. Just go for a walk or lay down quietly in your office.
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If you truly value more money and more social capital within the context of the legal profession then it will make sense to just keep working as much as you possibly can. Given your email, I suspect there's something else you care about - physical health, mental health, family time, personal hobbies, etc.
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