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Re:Ask HN: How do you manage work/life balance? by iamdave on Sunday December 28, 2008 @12:13AM (#411703)
I don't bring my work home with me. Under any circumstance.

Period.

Re:Ask HN: How do you manage work/life balance? by lallysingh on Sunday December 28, 2008 @01:22AM (#411746)
On a more general note, a few hard rules like this are important. They do wonders.

For example, I'm off liquor until the PhD's finished. Permanently: no delivered pizza, and nothing but regular coffee or espresso from coffee shops (specifically, no mochas, which I take like liquid crack).

I can ignore the rules for special occasions, which helps keep me in moderation even when I'm in these unusual circumstances.