The fire alarm analogy is brilliant, is easy to blame the noise (the symptom) when the real threat is the heat (the environment). It’s a stark reminder that most of our 'self-care' habits are just ways to muffle the noise rather than putting out the fire. But the hard part is the “quick sync” meeting at 4:30 Friday noon, how to go around it? 😄
Set boundaries. Don’t just unquestioningly accept the invites. Theme your days and have different work blocks (deep work, customer meetings, internal meetings, admin/light work). More often than not, people will be accommodating.
The fire alarm analogy is brilliant, is easy to blame the noise (the symptom) when the real threat is the heat (the environment). It’s a stark reminder that most of our 'self-care' habits are just ways to muffle the noise rather than putting out the fire. But the hard part is the “quick sync” meeting at 4:30 Friday noon, how to go around it? 😄
Set boundaries. Don’t just unquestioningly accept the invites. Theme your days and have different work blocks (deep work, customer meetings, internal meetings, admin/light work). More often than not, people will be accommodating.
Design the default.