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DevX Days | Colum Ferry | Don't Get Swamped at Work!
Learn how to maintain work-life balance, avoid burnout, and stay productive with proven techniques for managing your time, setting boundaries, and prioritizing tasks effectively.
- Block off time for external events and family commitments in your work calendar to maintain boundaries
- Implement an 8-hour workday policy and strictly stick to it to prevent burnout
- Take proper breaks, including lunch breaks, to maintain productivity and prevent mental exhaustion
- Analyze meeting effectiveness - consider cost of developer time and limit meetings to 30-60 minutes maximum
- Use decision trees to evaluate task priority - assess if something is truly urgent/crisis before interrupting flow
- Schedule dedicated learning time during natural work breaks (builds, CI, PR reviews)
- Maintain hobbies and interests outside of work to create proper work-life separation
- Practice good sleep hygiene and diet to support sustainable productivity
- Use techniques like brain dumps and journaling to process work thoughts and reduce stress
- When feeling overwhelmed, take proper time off - log out completely and avoid checking work communications