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Feeling increasingly disconnected and experiencing mild burnout. How do you maintain mental wellness when working entirely from home?
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sometimes the best mental health hack is pretending your home office is a tiny spa. I mean why not swap your regular chair for a yoga ball or add some quirky desk plants that talk back? It sounds silly, but changing your environment can reset your brain. Also try setting strict "no-work" zones in your house like your bed or couchto trick your mind into thinking you actually have off time. What’s your go-to way to escape work without leaving the house?
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