Ending the day on purpose makes it easier to switch off. This workday shutdown checklist takes ten minutes: capture what’s open, plan tomorrow, tidy up and sign off. Reuse it every day.
A short, fixed set of steps at the end of the workday: capture open loops, check tomorrow, tidy up, then stop. Knowing everything is written down makes it easier to stop thinking about work.
How long should a workday shutdown take?
Ten to fifteen minutes. Saved as a reusable checklist it quickly becomes automatic — start a fresh copy each afternoon and tick it off.