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Ask Flex / Morning dread

Ask Flex

Dreading Monday morning?

"I'm dreading Monday morning and it's only Saturday."You asked Google. Flex answered.
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Flex's short answer

Before you leave on Friday, write Monday's first three things on a note and leave it on your desk. Monday is a lot less to carry around all weekend when it already has a plan.

✱ Flex's tips

Leave Monday a note.

1

Write the Friday note

Monday's first three things, in order.

2

Close one loose end

Something small, finished before you go.

3

Keep work email off Sunday

You can't fix it from the couch.

4

Start Monday with an easy one

Something you can finish by 9:30.

Try this in your own Claude or ChatGPT

It's the end of my work week. Here's what's still open, with names and private details left out: [list it]. Write me a short Monday note: the first three things to do, in order, starting with an easy one. Then tell me what on this list can wait until later in the week. If you can't tell what's due when, ask me.

Before you paste work stuff into any AI, check what your company allows.

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✱ What people ask
How do I get over dreading work?

Give the dread a name and a first move. It's harder to dread a plan. Flex has a page on it.

Is it normal to dread going to work?

Plenty of people do. Flex has a page on it.

How do I get pumped up for work?

Skip pumped. Aim for ready: one easy first task and one thing to look forward to.

✱ More from this pile: Morning dread
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From Nikki's blogFlex tells you how. Nikki tells you what it felt like. Read it on Clawd and Me. Read it →

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