Jan 4, 2025
New Year, Who Dis?
Everyone talks about ‘hitting the ground running' after the Christmas break.
Let's be honest, no one feels like sprinting straight away at this time of the year.
Some are still catching up on sleep, recovering from all the desserts they've eaten, wrapping their heads around what day it is and trying not to fail one of their New Year's resolutions in the first week of the year.
Forcing yourself into work mode overnight is hard.
I'd rather ease into it. Spend the first day reconnecting with your team, archiving all the emails from last year and marking all Slack messages as read. Oh, that feels great.
By the second day, you're already feeling more in control.
Let's be honest, no one feels like sprinting straight away at this time of the year.
Some are still catching up on sleep, recovering from all the desserts they've eaten, wrapping their heads around what day it is and trying not to fail one of their New Year's resolutions in the first week of the year.
Forcing yourself into work mode overnight is hard.
I'd rather ease into it. Spend the first day reconnecting with your team, archiving all the emails from last year and marking all Slack messages as read. Oh, that feels great.
By the second day, you're already feeling more in control.
About Max Antonov
I'm a father of three from Sydney, a Product Director and a Product Coach. I write about product management and run the Product Manager community.
Feel free to reach out: [email protected].
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