Coaching practices for What to Do Before Quitting a Job

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• I’ve got a big move (or a new job) coming up in a couple of months, and I can feel it’s a rare chance to start fresh
• I walk straight from my laptop to the dinner table still in work-head, snapping at people and only half there
• On my most brutal days I just bolt from my desk the second I can, skipping any wind-down
• Hours after I’ve stopped working, something I forgot to deal with suddenly surfaces and jolts me
• I either cling to something long after it’s clearly not working because quitting feels like giving up, or I bail the first day my motivation dips

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Pre-set your exit criteria
   Decide in advance what result would make you stop, continue, or scale up.
   Tiny Experiments: Testing Change Without Committing to It
6. 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
7. Use a shutdown ritual
   End the workday with a deliberate routine that closes open loops and declares work done.
   Deep Work, Made Practical
8. 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
9. Disagree with your manager constructively
   State your disagreement clearly, give your reasoning, and then commit to the decision — without sacrificing either honesty or loyalty.
   Managing Up: Practical Skills for Working with Your Boss
10. The last chance before a transition
    Before a major life change, fully inhabit what is ending, rather than only anticipating what comes next.
    The Last Time Meditation

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