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This is Laura.

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Today's tip is to choose a spot for spillover work.

Many people will have weeks that either feature extra work

that doesn't fit into their normal work hours,

or else we might lose some chunk of our usual work hours to personal obligations.

When that is the case, choosing ahead of

time which extra slots would work best can make these weeks feel more calm. You can also make sure

that the extra work doesn't displace important personal priorities. So during a recent week, I wound up doing a

multi-hour work session on a Thursday night. I tend not to do much work in the evenings, but I was

in a hotel room, and I had planned to work during the day, but I had the opportunity to spend time with people who were in town.

In general, I believe that people are a good use of time.

So I saw those folks in the afternoon, knowing that I had 8 to 10.30 p.m. open that night for work.

I knew it was better to work then than to try to fit those tasks into the weekend, which was going to be full of work. I knew it was better to work then than to try to fit those tasks into the weekend,

which was going to be full of kid stuff. The time in my hotel room would just be spent

scrolling or maybe watching TV. Better to use that time. It was the least disruptive spillover

spot.

Few people enjoy working at night on weekends.

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