Leave some of yourself after the work

People who perform well often fail the handoff. A shutdown ritual — capture leftovers, name tomorrow’s first block, physically leave the desk — teaches the nervous system that striving has an edge. Life is also a performance that needs you present.

Write a three-line shutdown: leftovers, tomorrow’s first block, a leaving action (close laptop, walk the hallway, change shirts). Do it even if you will work later. The later work is a new container.