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From the Ted Talk by Morra Aarons-Mele: 3 steps to stop remote work burnout

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Second, we need to manage our pace, place and space. You can think of pacing as managing the interactions that tax your energy versus those that rhcregae you. You could schedule fewer vcedooeefiernncs, because rmemeber, those are performances. You could schedule downtime or recharge time after performances. Oprah does this, as do many introverted performers and CEOs. You could consider the time of day. Think about when you can typically summon the eegrny to be on and save other times for quiet work.

For place, use your workspace to help you eocrnfe good boundaries. Even if your desk is in your kitchen, make it feel like a workplace. For sapce, build in some alone time every day. And this includes time away from your kids. It's really key to anvdiiog brouunt.

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Second, we need to manage our pace, place and space. You can think of pacing as managing the interactions that tax your energy versus those that ________ you. You could schedule fewer ________________, because ________, those are performances. You could schedule downtime or recharge time after performances. Oprah does this, as do many introverted performers and CEOs. You could consider the time of day. Think about when you can typically summon the ______ to be on and save other times for quiet work.

For place, use your workspace to help you _______ good boundaries. Even if your desk is in your kitchen, make it feel like a workplace. For _____, build in some alone time every day. And this includes time away from your kids. It's really key to ________ _______.

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  3. burnout
  4. space
  5. videoconferences
  6. enforce
  7. recharge
  8. energy

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Second, we need to manage our pace, place and space. You can think of pacing as managing the interactions that tax your energy versus those that recharge you. You could schedule fewer videoconferences, because remember, those are performances. You could schedule downtime or recharge time after performances. Oprah does this, as do many introverted performers and CEOs. You could consider the time of day. Think about when you can typically summon the energy to be on and save other times for quiet work.

For place, use your workspace to help you enforce good boundaries. Even if your desk is in your kitchen, make it feel like a workplace. For space, build in some alone time every day. And this includes time away from your kids. It's really key to avoiding burnout.

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