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to work from anywhere, and harder to draw boundaries. But there are ways to adjust our devices so they’re less distracting.After noticing that she

far too frequently on weekends, Nasir starting moving the Gmail app from her iPhone’s homepage to the second page from Friday night to Sunday night.An email signature is another tool you can use to manage expectations, by publishing working hours or upcoming vacation schedules, said Candice Pokk, a senior consultant in organizational effectiveness at Segal.Pokk includes a “Well Being Notice” at the bottom of her emails which reads, “Receiving this email outside normal working hours? Managing a work-life balance is unique for everyone. I have sent this email at a time that works for me. Please respond at a time that works for you.”

With the popularity of online meeting software, it’s easy for others to overload your calendar with invitations. Accepting every one can leave little time for other work.Janine Pelosi, CEO of Oslo-based video technology company Neat, thinks workers should be able to leave a meeting that’s not relevant to them, if it’s an environment where that’s accepted.

If you’re unsure it’s worthwhile to attend, you can request an agenda in advance, or ask what is the desired outcome, she said.

Publisher Lori Perkins, 65, was working 12 to 16 hours daily when a cancer diagnosis halted her routine. During chemotherapy, she could only muster up enough energy to put in four hours a day, and even then felt like she was working “in a vat of molasses.”Being on one’s feet for an extended time also can lead to chronic venous insufficiency, a disease in which damaged veins impact

, according to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, which represents operating room nurses.The association recommends trying “fatigue-reducing techniques such as alternate propping one foot on a footstool, the use of anti-fatigue mats, using a sit-stand stool and wearing supportive footwear,” said Lisa Spruce, senior director of evidence-based perioperative practices at AORN.

require extended standing:, hairdressers, surgeons, restaurant cooks and