Coaching practices for What to Do After Quitting a Job

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• I walk straight from my laptop to the dinner table still in work-head, snapping at people and only half there
• I technically stop working but my mind never clocks out
• Hours after I’ve stopped working, something I forgot to deal with suddenly surfaces and jolts me
• I leave work but work never leaves me
• My whole job search is just refreshing job boards and firing off applications into the void, competing with hundreds of strangers for whatever happens to be posted

Practices that may help

1. Follow shutdown with a clear transition activity
   Immediately after the shutdown phrase, do something non-work-related to mark the transition.
   The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical
2. Use a shutdown ritual
   End the workday with a deliberate routine that closes open loops and declares work done.
   Deep Work, Made Practical
3. Review every open task at day’s end
   Before closing, scan every project and task list to confirm nothing is unacknowledged.
   The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical
4. Use a 15-minute end-of-day planning buffer to close the day’s loops
   Before leaving work, take 15 minutes to list tomorrow’s priorities and explicitly close today’s open loops.
   The Zeigarnik Effect: How Unfinished Tasks Occupy Your Mind
5. Build and work a target list of roles and organisations
   Replace passive job board browsing with active research into specific organisations you want to understand.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
6. Declare "shutdown complete" with a verbal phrase
   End the ritual with a consistent phrase that signals to the brain: work is closed, do not intrude.
   The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical
7. Identify and anticipate upcoming transition windows
   Treat approaching life changes as scheduled opportunities for habit installation — plan before the transition, not after.
   The Habit Discontinuity Effect
8. Protect the shutdown time from late-day urgency
   The moment you are most tempted to skip the shutdown is the moment you most need it.
   The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical
9. Use a shutdown ritual to end the workday cleanly
   A brief end-of-day ritual signals closure to the brain and enables genuine evening rest.
   Deliberate Rest
10. The shutdown ritual
    End the workday with a fixed routine that closes open loops.
    Time Blocking, Made Practical

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