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        "id": 1747942,
        "msgid": "is-working-from-home-making-you-mentally-exhausted-do-these-three-things-to-prevent-burnout-1779546402",
        "date": "2026-05-19 07:37:02",
        "title": "Is Working From Home Making You Mentally Exhausted? Do These Three Things to Prevent Burnout",
        "author": "Lusia Kus Anna",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The article discusses how Friday work-from-home policies for civil servants provide flexibility but remove the natural mental break of commuting. An expert explains simple in-home rituals to replace that pause\u2014altering work location, changing clothing, and creating a clear boundary between work and home\u2014to help reduce mental strain and burnout.",
        "content": "<p>KOMPAS.com \u2013 The implementation of the work from home (WFH) policy on\nFridays for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) provides high flexibility in\norganising daily cadence. However, working from home eliminates an\nimportant process that usually occurs naturally when working in the\noffice, namely the homeward commute. Cognitively, the commute home is\nnot merely a physical transfer; it is a time for the brain to disconnect\nfrom office work. When the home becomes the office, that natural\nboundary disappears. Many employees immediately switch to domestic\nmatters or continue to think about report deadlines after the laptop is\nclosed. \u2018Cognitively, the brain requires a transition. So it is\nbeneficial to change location; in the sense that moving from left to\nright already represents a location change,\u2019 Clement said when contacted\nsome time ago. Addressing the loss of the homeward commute as a break\nfrom work can be done by creating substitute rituals inside the home.\nAccording to Clement, the first signals that can be easily picked up by\nthe brain are physical changes in the body and the surrounding\nenvironment. You do not need to travel far; simply moving your seating\nposition or changing the ambience of the room where you work is enough.\nOne simple method that is effective is altering the way you dress.\nDuring the working hours of WFH on Friday, most employees are advised to\ncontinue wearing neat clothing to maintain focus. Once office hours end,\nimmediately replace that clothing with casual home wear to signal that\nthe professional role has ended for the day. \u2018When we wear work clothes,\nfor example we usually wear polo shirts. So after work do not wear polo\nshirts any longer. That helps,\u2019 Clement said. Clement explains that this\nvisual separation helps gradually reduce mental tension.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/is-working-from-home-making-you-mentally-exhausted-do-these-three-things-to-prevent-burnout-1779546402",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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