How to avoid work stress to take over

On [#stanier-effective-manager], 13th chapter:

• Be disciplined about pings. Have fixed times to deal with incoming messages via chat , email or phone
• Set aside some time for R-mode thinking 202105101039 L-Mode and R-Mode. The author recommends 10%
• Always schedule 85% capacity max, external requests are bound to happen
• Use your time outside of work to RELAX. Sleep 8 hours, exercise and be present (the author refers to mindfulness as a useful concept here)
• Try to move around while working. Walk around 5 minutes every hour, take walking meetings, etc.

[#stanier-effective-manager]: Stanier, Dr. James. Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager. 1st ed. S.l.: Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2020.