With 2 kids and the pandemic, I had to reduce my work time to 50%. I made the mistake of mismanaging my expectations and thus caused unnecessary stress for myself and my team. Especially in transitioning phases, allow yourself more breaks and use them to reflect on your expectations.
With 2 kids and the pandemic, I had to reduce my work time to 50%. I made the mistake of mismanaging my expectations and thus caused unnecessary stress for myself and my team. Especially in transitioning phases, allow yourself more breaks and use them to reflect on your expectations.
Hey Alex,
Can imagine it was quite hectic with kids and working from home.
Did you manage to get the percentage breaks alright now?
I still find it hard some days to say ok now I need a full break.
After realizing what had happened, I first took a break of one day to redefine my expectations. Everything else just followed automatically.