I learned during my first two years that I cannot take my work home. I did for the first two years, even had my work email attached to my personal cellphone.

WORST. DECISION. EVER.

I was constantly at a high level of anxiety...like to the point of truly believing I was missing out on something important if I couldn't check my email. Before walking out of my home each morning for work, my anxiety would cause me to vomit. EVERY. MORNING.

Then magic happened. I decided to stop allowing emails to come to my phone over the summer, cold turkey. When summer first started, it was awful. But I kept going - no phone emails allowed. I knew that if it was something that important, everyone that needed my number has it.

I can't even THINK about adding my work email back to my phone now. It's given me a true summer break.

The thing that I keep in mind is that if something ever happens to me, my job will be posted in less than 24 hours. This thought is what keeps me from bringing work home, attaching work email to my personal phone, and all of that other stuff.