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Well, one thing to make sure you do is delineate your work from the rest of the life.

Well, one thing to make sure you do is delineate your work from the rest of the life. So, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM (or whatever the hours), you're in work mode, but as soon as the clock strikes 5, you turn off everything work-related, and you should not be considered reachable, barring any emergencies. If that doesn't work for your co-workers, you fundamentally have an unsustainable company, which is no more your fault than theirs. When clients and your work make a claim for your personal time, you need to put a stake in the ground - directly or indirectly by not responding outside working hours. It also sounds like you may have a problem with your planning and workflow, if you've got e-mails and texts coming your way like a hailstorm. Since you're a founder, you're fortunately in a position to dictate how communication and project management works. Because no one deserves a flurry of e-mails and texts.

Posted by kmfrk on Jun 22, 2014, 6:39 PM

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Well, one thing to make sure you do is delineate your work from the rest of the life.

kmfrkJun 22, 2014, 6:39 PM

Well, one thing to make sure you do is delineate your work from the rest of the life. So, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM (or whatever the hours), you're in work mode, but as soon as the clock strikes 5, you turn off everything work-related, and you should not be considered reachable, barring any emergencies. If that doesn't work for your co-workers, you fundamentally have an unsustainable company, which is no more your fault than theirs. When clients and your work make a claim for your personal time, you need to put a stake in the ground - directly or indirectly by not responding outside working hours. It also sounds like you may have a problem with your planning and workflow, if you've got e-mails and texts coming your way like a hailstorm. Since you're a founder, you're fortunately in a position to dictate how communication and project management works. Because no one deserves a flurry of e-mails and texts.

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