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Work and purpose prompts

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Pick one cultural value about hard work or rest that you grew up with and write one sentence on whether your daily schedule actually reflects it.

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Set a time tonight after which you'll stop checking work messages and keep to it for the rest of the week.

ActionWork

Why is rest so hard for me to allow without feeling like I'm being lazy?

Self-ReflectionWork

Block off one hour this week to work on something at your job that matters to you but keeps getting pushed back.

ActionWork

Do I make myself sound busier than I am because slowing down feels like falling behind?

Self-ReflectionCultural

Write down the one work ambition you keep putting off and name the first step.

ActionWork

Check your notifications settings for your most-used work app and turn off every alert you can answer in a batch at the end of the day instead of one by one.

ActionWork

Do you want to just vent about how corporate or hustle culture is ruining everything?

SocialWork

Pick one task at work you've been putting off because it feels too big and break it into three smaller steps you could write on a list.

ActionWork

If money were no object would I still do the work I do now?

Self-ReflectionWork

Take your full lunch break away from your desk one day this week.

ActionWork

Pick one meeting you attend every week and write down in one sentence what it actually gives you.

ActionWork

Write down one cultural expectation about how you're supposed to feel or behave around work and decide whether it was ever actually yours.

ActionCultural

Look at how your workday ends and write down one thing you do on company time that you'd rather spend on your own work or life.

ActionWork

Close every work tab before you eat lunch today and don't reopen them until your break is done.

ActionDigital

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