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Key takeaways from 6 tips to help you manage your day AND your anxiety when working from home

Writer and podcast host Morra Aarons-Mele is an anxious person, even at the best of times. Here are some tips based on what she’s learned from 15 years of managing her anxiety while also work…

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Working from home can be wonderful, but when you’re anxious, it can be difficult to concentrate and stay on task.
Don’t blame yourself for leaping to reply to every message — much of modern knowledge work is built on this Pavlovian system of instant feedback and urgent response
It’s better if I can learn to move from reacting on auto-pilot to knowing what sets me off and then managing how I will respond. I can say to myself: “Looking at my company’s finances is going to set me off right now. Maybe I should ask my business partner to do it. Or maybe I should build in a reward if I face the challenge head on? I could let myself have an extra hour of Netflix if I complete the spreadsheet.” I find that most of the time, doing the work doesn’t feel nearly as bad as what my anxiety anticipates.
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