“Tiny boundaries, like not answering late-night texts, thinking before you say yes, or allowing an energy-zapping call to go to voicemail, give your nervous system space to breathe,” Dr. Kocher explains. In fact, research on porous work–life boundaries, for example, has found that when people have no clear separation between demands on their time, they feel more emotional exhaustion, less well-being and a higher degree of work-family conflict. Dr. Kocher tells me that the same principle applies to other aspects of everyday life, too. As such, “these small boundaries that clarify what you have time and energy for, reduce anxiety and resentment, thus allowing you to relate in healthier ways.”
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