How to Close Out Your Work Day Like Cal Newport

Why you need a shutdown ritual to maintain work-life balance and maximize productivity

Brooke Harrison
The Post-Grad Survival Guide
7 min readDec 9, 2020

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One of the challenges I’ve faced as a freelancer is a perpetual feeling of guilt… I often feel guilty when I’m working (hey, I’ve got a flexible schedule now, right?) and guilty when I’m not (“I should be working! I don’t get enough done!”).

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Brooke Harrison
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

Writer & Entrepreneur. I write to process and share what I’m learning :) How to take notes in Obsidian (free guide!): https://brooke-harrison.ck.page/2521a68501