{"id":1171,"date":"2015-06-11T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T17:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2015-06-11T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T17:09:54","slug":"work-is-the-hot-cup-of-coffee-in-your-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=1171","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Work is the hot cup of coffee in your lap.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s my saying&#8230;what do I mean?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very hard to ignore work. Once you start reading emails, you will be lost to everyone around you. If you spend all your hours at work, your universe will be defined by the office. When you work on the weekends, you get annoyed at interruptions&#8230;.except that&#8217;s when your friends and family get to see you.<\/p>\n<p>If you let it, work will be come the hot cup of coffee: <strong>impossible to ignore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So make sure you focus on leaving the office at a reasonable time. Don&#8217;t look at your blackberry constantly. Take vacations. Be present when you need to be. Put down the hot cup of coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s my saying&#8230;what do I mean? It&#8217;s very hard to ignore work. Once you start reading emails, you will be lost to everyone around you. If you spend all your hours at work, your universe will be defined by the office. 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