Set an actual stop time for work today instead of letting the laptop stay open until whenever dinner starts happening. 5pm, closed the lid, walked away from the desk even with 2 emails still sitting there unanswered.
I’ve thought about doing this before, but usually by the time I remember it’s already 6:30 and I’m already reheating something for dinner. This time the trick was an alarm set for 4, so there was a heads up instead of just hoping I’d notice the clock on my own.
Didn’t stick to the ‘hard stop’ completely in spirit, since I checked my phone for messages about 20 minutes later anyway, old habit, but the laptop itself stayed shut, which feels like the actual win today.
Giving it 2 weeks before deciding if 5 is realistic or if it needs to move to 5:30 instead.