Welcome Beatrice!

As a professional voice-over artist, I'm always on call any time b/w 10AM to 9PM at night. In order for me to transition from work to family (since I don't really punch out), I've made mornings my meditative period. I go for a long walk, grab some coffee, and see people before going back to my home ...

@Jessie, My buffer is usually a quick stop off at a local bookstore. If it's been an especially tough day, I'll try to leave 10-15 minutes early and stop off on the way home, browse for a few minutes, see what's new, etc., then make my way home. If I don't have time to do that, then I'll turn off ev...

Thanks for another great post, Todd. What do you use as a buffer before heading home? I only have a 5-10 minute drive & most of the time that is not enough time for me to go from work to home & then my family has to deal with me not being with them mentally. One thing I need in my life is exercise...

@Eric, e-mail is my biggest productivity killer. I have had to develop a system to deal with it, only focus on it during certain windows each day, etc. @tbroad, thanks @Mike, yep. Study is my absolute top-line thing. I can almost draw a direct correlation between really effective work and the amou...