Why your brain won’t let you switch off
Why do we find it hard to switch off from work?
Well most obviously, the brain doesn’t have an ‘off’ switch.
Rob Archer
5 key research findings on the importance of Warm Down
In my workshops, many people report finding it hard to switch off from work, which is unsurprising, as the brain doesn’t have an ‘off’ switch.
I need a vacation: A meta-analysis of vacation and employee well-being
“Vacation has a large effect on well-being that does not fade out as quickly as previously thought”, Meta-analysis shows
“Fully recharged” evenings? The effect of evening cyber leisure on next-day vitality and performance through sleep quantity and quality, bedtime procrastination, and psychological detachment, and the moderating role of mindfulness
Evening screen time delays sleep and drains next-day energy through bedtime procrastination
Evening light exposure to computer screens disrupts human sleep, biological rhythms, and attention abilities
Evening exposure to short‑wavelength (blue) screen light disrupts sleep and increases next‑day sleepiness
“Did You Have A Nice Evening?” A Day-Level Study on Recovery Experiences, Sleep, and Affect
Low psychological detachment in the evening predicts fatigue and negative emotions the next morning.
Another underrated focus tip
This is a hotel room I stayed in recently, with the desk facing away from the window.
To Detach or Not to Detach? The role of psychological detachment on the relationship between heavy work investment and well-being: A latent profile analysis
Studies demonstrate that people who have higher levels of detachment from work report better general health and wellbeing.