Is it legal to work two jobs?? In our economically unstable time, this is a very popular question. We will talk about the bureaucratic nuances associated with the presence of several sources of income for a citizen in our article.

Rules for registering a worker when applying for a job

In accordance with labor legislation, hiring a new employee is associated with the execution of a number of official documents:

Documentary enrollment of a new employee in the company's staff is not a complicated procedure. But some people, due to the peculiarities of the profession or working hours, have the opportunity to work simultaneously for 2, and sometimes for several employers at once. And in this case, hiring may raise some questions from a bureaucratic point of view. Meanwhile, the labor legislation provides for such a scenario.

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How is work done by multiple employers?

In fact, hiring a citizen to work for the 2nd (or even 3rd) workplace is no different from registration in a single labor collective. An employment contract is also concluded with the employee, an order for employment is issued, the employee gets acquainted with the job description.

Only 2 points deserve special attention in this situation:

1. If a citizen has several jobs, one of them will be the main one, while the rest will be defined as part-time work. A note on whether the main or part-time job is for a particular employer is made in the employment contract. The main job can be determined by the priority of enrollment in the state of the enterprise, that is, the job that the citizen got a job earlier will be the main job, and the rest - part-time. Or part-time employment is determined by the time of employment with a particular employer. The work on which most of the working day is spent will be the main one.
2. Since the work book is a single copy document, if an employee has several work collectives, it should be kept by the employer at the main place of work. At the same time, information about part-time work is entered into it at the request of the employee, who in this case must provide written evidence of the combination (copies of the order for employment for another job and the employment contract).

Peculiarities of receiving vacations and sick leave in combination

Work in several organizations at once should not affect the labor guarantees provided to the citizen. In this regard, the legislation on granting a worker vacation or payment for sick days mentions the features of social protection for part-time workers:

1. Leave in an organization where a citizen works part-time is issued to an employee simultaneously with leave at the main place of work. Moreover, if the employee has not worked at additional work for six months before the rest, the leave is given in advance. If the vacation at the main job is longer than at the additional one, the employee has the right to take several days in a part-time organization without pay to equalize the rest period (Article 286 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
2. The sick leave benefit is paid at all places of work of the sick person, if he has worked for the same employers for the past 2 years. If an employee has worked for one of the employers for less than 2 years, disability benefits are paid at the main workplace (Article 13 of the Federal Law “On Compulsory Social Insurance ...” dated December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ).

Many people want to get a second or even a third job. In this case, we are talking about part-time work, which has its own characteristics. In particular, not all categories of citizens can get additional work, and working hours have strict time limits. These and other features will be discussed below.

How many jobs can you get?

The law does not prohibit getting a second job officially. But at the same time, work at the second workplace will be carried out part-time, and the first one will be considered the main one.

You can work part-time not at one, but even at several jobs, provided that the norms of working hours are not exceeded, and the employee successfully combines the main and additional work.

Please note that according to the law, work in the second place should not exceed 4 hours per day or 20 hours per week. An exception is if the enterprise where the person is listed as the main job is idle or the person is temporarily unable to work at it for health reasons.

Types of combination

Compatibility is of two types:

• Interior. When a person holds several positions in one enterprise. For example, a secretary at the main rate and a part-time teacher. Such an employee performs various labor functions in one company, moreover, according to two separate employment contracts that he concludes with the same legal entity. This option is optimal for both the employee and the employer. In addition, there is no need to collect a new package of documents, since the employer can make copies of the originals he has.
• External. When he works for different organizations and performs similar work. For example, an accountant works simultaneously at two enterprises, that is, his jobs are not interconnected. Of course, with the appearance, employment is somewhat difficult, and besides, there may be some difficulties in receiving payments. So, the nuances of such a combination will be discussed further.

Employment in a second job requires compliance with the following conditions:

• the presence of the main workplace;
• duties at the second job are performed in their spare time;
• a part-time worker has concluded an employment contract that regulates his rights and obligations.

How to get a second job?

For employment, you must provide the organization where you are employed part-time, the following documents:

1. Passport and its copy.
2. Diploma and its copy.
3. Certificate taken from the main place of work.
4. A copy of the work book.

You will also need to agree on work schedules for the main and additional places.

After submitting the papers, you must perform the following steps:

1. Sign an employment contract stating that the employee works part-time. So, a sample part-time work book is offered.
2. Familiarize yourself with your job responsibilities and confirm reading with a personal signature.
3. Familiarize yourself with the order of admission to the state.

Please note that you do not need to start a second work book when applying for a job - it is enough to provide a copy of the existing one. If you wish, you can also require information about additional work to be included in the main labor.

Who is not allowed to work in two places?

In some cases, a person still does not have the right to employment in a second job. These include:

• minors, since there is a restriction on working hours for them;
• persons who work in heavy or dangerous production;
• drivers;
• judges;
• lawyers;
• law enforcement officials;
• workers procurators;
• persons working in foreign intelligence;
• municipal employees;
• persons who are deputies or members of the government.

Features of the second work

Vacations at the second job are issued simultaneously with vacations at the main workplace. If the vacation at the main place of work has a longer duration, the employee has the right to take additional rest time at the second workplace at his own expense. In addition, if you have worked part-time for less than six months, you still have the right to receive leave in advance.

If you have worked at a second job for less than 2 years, sick leave and maternity leave are paid only at the main place. If more, then disability benefits are paid by both enterprises.

Video: Working two or more jobs

You can learn more about the features of registration and employment in two or more jobs from the video below. The lawyer will tell you what nuances you should pay attention to:

The legislation does not prohibit officially working at two or more jobs, provided that the time in an additional position does not exceed 20 hours a week and the employee can combine them without prejudice to production.

Can I get a second work book and work on two at the same time? Such an idea may occur to an employee who combines work or does not want to show the results of his experience in another organization. Let's figure it out.

An official job is something to strive for, as it is beneficial to the employee and brings peace to the state in terms of paying the appropriate taxes. At the same time, such an approach to employment guarantees a stable income, which becomes the basis for insurance contributions, and this is confidence in a future pension.

The current situation in the country is due to the economic crisis, which forces people to make extra efforts to either maintain their income at the same level, or try to increase it. Many people solve this problem with the help of a second job, which is often not welcomed by the main employer.

In this regard, workers find a way out of the current situation in the fact that they start a new "labor" for themselves. This allows you to get a second job and avoid friction with the old employer. But how legitimate are these actions from the standpoint of legality? A sufficient number of ordinary citizens who do not have in-depth legal knowledge, most likely, consider it normal to have more than one "labor" in their hands. But how is this rule actually regulated? Can these actions be subject to statutory sanctions?

How many "labor" allowable

Labor legislation regulates this kind of relationship through a significant number of legal acts. The content of such acts regulates the relationship between the state, employers and employees. At the same time, they in no way inform about how many "labor" can be issued by a particular citizen.

This is not mentioned either in article 66 of the Labor Code or in other regulatory legal acts.

But everywhere you will be confirmed that an employee can have only one work book

In the Labor Code of the Russian Federation there is no strict prohibition for an employee to have more than one work book. But if at a new place of work they find out that you deliberately hid the old work book, then this will be regarded as the fact that you provided the employer with deliberately false information when registering an employment relationship. And this is a reason for dismissal under paragraph 11 of Art. 81 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Where might the second book come from?

As a rule, the second copy of the work book is issued in the following cases:

• upon dismissal “under the article”, that is, due to guilty actions, which predetermines difficulties with subsequent employment;
• loss of a book due to a move or careless attitude to documents;
• lack of experience in a particular industry and the purchase of a book with falsified data;
• employment at two enterprises and the desire to receive all the required compensation and payments in full.

1. Two work books may be on hand in case of loss: the employee lost his work book, a new document was drawn up for him and all the records of the experience were restored in it, and the lost book was later found. Please note that the found book is no longer valid, since the inscription “Duplicate” is made on the restored document.
2. The second book may be entered by an employee in order to keep silent or hide any facts. In particular, when graduating from a university, many students do not have work experience, and therefore it can be difficult to get a decent job, which is why many people buy a work book with falsified data. Also, the execution of a second work book is often resorted to if the last dismissal occurred in connection with guilty actions, for example, theft at the place of work, not to mention dismissal for drunkenness at the workplace. Most employees in such a situation make a duplicate of the work book, explaining the lack of the first copy by the loss, but some take risks and change the ugly entry to a neutral one, that is, dismissal of their own free will.
3. Works 2 jobs. Sometimes an employee does not want to advertise part-time work and brings a second work book for employment. According to Art. 60.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, a citizen can have several places of work, but it is not necessary to start another work book for this. What threatens a person employed in both companies at the main place of work, and each of them will keep a work book?

Two work books may result in violation of tax laws. The standard tax deduction is given to the employee only at the main place of work. Working in two places on different work books and receiving a tax deduction twice, the employee violates the norms of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Finance also agrees with this statement in a letter dated 06/30/2014 No. 03-04-05 / 31345. In this case, in order not to break the law, you need to take a certificate from one of the places of work that deductions are not provided, and bring this certificate to the company where you plan to receive the deduction. Otherwise, you will be punished in accordance with Art. 122 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - 20% of the unpaid amount of tax plus penalties. Your employers are also waiting for a similar fine under Art. 123 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Responsibility for 2 books

The legislation does not spell out responsibility for the estate in the hands of as many as two work books. But in the administrative and criminal code there is a reference to the forgery of documents.

And even though the work book is not an exact copy of its first predecessor, it is, in fact, the second document that acts as a work book.

There have already been precedents in judicial practice, where employees were held accountable for such acts.

In an unfavorable combination of circumstances, the situation can turn into a deception of itself. First of all, the presence of two equivalent work books can turn into a global catastrophe when applying for pensions.

It will not work to present both documents to the pension fund and receive a pension calculation based on the entries in them. Even if pension contributions were made on both work books, only one will be recognized as genuine. And this automatically means a loss in experience and accrued earnings. Therefore, if there are still two work books, when applying for a pension, you should choose the most advantageous one in terms of length of service and wages, and not even talk about the other.

In addition, receiving benefits on both work books, for example, to care for a child, or using a second book to go to another job without interrupting parental leave (again due to benefits), you can wait for trouble in the form of a claim for the return of excessively received money, or even a deadline for fraud.

The employer will refuse employment if he finds out?

If an employee has two work books, then, as a rule, they cannot refuse him. Such a basis is simply not provided for the implementation of the refusal, but if the employee is already carrying out activities according to one work book, then the employer may be indignant why the employee does part-time work, but at the same time does not want to make a note about it in the only work book, offering to make a note about work in another document.

But in case of violation of labor legislation, Article 282 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation on part-time employment, the company may be penalized, therefore, in order to avoid punishment, the employee may be fired.

Also, problems may arise if the fact of falsification of data on the total length of service is discovered, in which case the employee will be dismissed in any case in accordance with paragraph 11 of article 81 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation for providing false data.

But dismissal will not be the biggest problem, because in addition to criminal liability, it will also be necessary to deal with the overpaid amounts that were accrued during vacations or sick days, not to mention tax deductions.

Pension and allowance

The work book in 2016 must be submitted to the Pension Fund for the appointment of a pension. In the presence of several labor, difficulties will arise taking into account the length of service to determine the amount of the pension.

Information from the work book is also important when calculating temporary disability benefits - the length of service will be taken into account only in accordance with the data of one of the work books. You cannot get a sick leave in both companies, being employed in each of them at the main place of work. In addition, when the employer goes for reimbursement of expenses incurred for the purpose of social insurance (or when social insurance conducts an on-site audit of the organization), the work books of sick employees will be checked. If it turns out that the employee illegally received benefits, then this amount will be forced to return to the fund.

And the most serious punishment awaits those who decide to receive benefits from the state. as an unemployed citizen, having provided one of the work books, while continuing to officially work on the second work book. Fraudulent receipt of social payments falls under several articles of different codes at once:

• Art. 7.27 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation - petty theft: the amount of damage is less than 1000 rubles, the perpetrator will have to compensate for the damage fivefold, or he will face administrative arrest for 15 days.
• Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud: in this case, the perpetrator faces a fine of up to 120 thousand rubles or correctional labor. For such a crime, they can even be arrested for several months or imprisoned for up to 2 years.
• Art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fake or the use of false documents is also fraught with a prison term for a citizen.
• Art. 395 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - misuse of other people's money: the perpetrator will have to return them and pay interest on illegally received amounts.

Obtaining a second work book

If it happened, so that your labor was lost, and you wanted to start a new one, then you should know how such a document is drawn up correctly. As a rule, labor is filled out in exactly the same way as its predecessor, starting from entering information on the employee's title page and ending with indicating jobs with past employers.

Such a labor can, both exactly repeat what was written in the form of the first labor, and be absolutely clean inside.

The most important thing is the completed information about the last name, first name and patronymic of the employee, as well as information about his date of birth, education and specialty.

So better 2 labor or one?

Of course, having two work books is very convenient - you get the opportunity to carry out two activities at the same time, not part-time, thereby not creating conflict situations with employers.

Also, the second work book provides the employee with the opportunity not to appear at the first place of work and does not ask for a temporary work permit in order to find a job one more time.

But there is also a downside to this. So, for example, the length of service you have worked will not become the basis for increasing your pension. Exactly the same can be said about the fact that you will have claims from the tax authorities, which may become the basis for subpoenaing you. In this regard, it is up to you to decide whether you need to have two labor or not.

Subtleties

Tracking the reliability of the data reflected in work books is used for a reason, due to the conscientiousness of employers, but because, on the basis of the total length of service, the employee has the right to provide certain guarantees and compensation.

So, it is on the total length of service that the amount of disability benefits or benefits for making a decree depends, not to mention early retirement.

Seniority calculation

It should be noted that the length of service is not just a summary of the employee's labor activity; on the contrary, this concept is much broader.

In particular, Article 3 of Law No. 400 states that the insurance experience is the periods during which contributions to the Pension Fund were made.

Also, in Article 12 of the Federal Law No. 400, a list of periods that are included in the total length of service is given:

• labor activity;
• the period of caring for a child up to one and a half years, but not more than 6 years in total;
• period of service in the army;
• periods of sick leave;
• the period of being registered with the employment service as unemployed;
• period of care for a disabled person of the 1st group.

As can be seen from the above list, seniority is a component of the total length of service when calculating pensions and disability benefits, taking into account the norm of Federal Law No. 255.

Accordingly, when calculating the length of service, it is necessary to take into account all entries made in the work book, except for the period related to education, which is currently not included in the total experience.

In order to calculate the total experience, two methods can be used: electronic and manual.

There is a special program for electronic counting, but for manual counting, you only need to use a calculator and entries from a work book, remembering that a month is 30 days, and a year is 12 months.

To begin with, you should write out all the entries from the book on admission and dismissal, and then add them up, remembering that at the moment the concept of continuous experience no longer exists and only specifically worked periods are taken into account.

Owners of two work books need to remember that their work experience will be less than the real one (after all, periods of work from only one document will be taken into account), which will affect the amount of pensions and benefits.

How tax deductions are made

It should be noted that the presence of two work books has another significant drawback, namely the punishment for applying a tax deduction for two jobs.

The fact is that in accordance with Article 218 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, certain categories of workers are entitled to a tax deduction, which applies to the same Chernobyl victims and their close relatives, war veterans, adoptive parents and guardians of small children. And on the basis of part 2 of article 218 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, even if there are several grounds, a tax benefit can only be applied in the singular and at one place of work.

Taking advantage of the right to this type of compensation at two enterprises, the employee risks being punished under Article 122 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Of course, everyone knows that it is illegal to have two work books, but not everyone understands why it is impossible, because punishment has not yet been provided.

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In an unstable economy, the question of working two jobs at the same time is very acute. This is very important, since in our time it is very difficult to live on a salary that does not keep pace with rising prices and utility tariffs.

Many do not understand whether it is possible for them to get several jobs at the same time without violating the law. And this misunderstanding gives rise to many other violations, such as informal work and much more. Let's try to understand more precisely in all these issues.

Companionship by law

The Labor Code considers and permits part-time work. But for this, several basic rules must be observed. This is the presence of the main place of work and compliance with registration. In order to work at two, or maybe at three or more jobs, you must have a main place of work, and conclude employment contracts for all the others. All this is described in article 282 of the Labor Code.

Very often people want to earn extra money, but because of ignorance, or for other reasons, they go to work unofficially. To some extent, this is justified by the fact that taxes are not paid. But in order not to break the law, it is necessary to get a job officially. In such situations, a person not only pays taxes on his income, but has guarantees of social security. Since in the event of his temporary disability, employers, both the main place of work and the additional one, will be required to pay him an allowance. This also applies to vacation, and besides this, maternity and parental leave.

Part-time work can be external, when a person works in different places. And internal. With such a combination, a person works in the same production, but in different positions.

In order not to break the law, each type of part-time job is drawn up according to certain criteria:

• Fulfillment of labor obligations in combination in free time from the main job
• Must have a work schedule
• Compliance with all social guarantees.
• Existence of a liability agreement
• If you follow all these points, then part-time employment will not violate existing legislation in any way.

When applying for a second or third part-time job, you must have a passport, an education document (diploma, certificate, etc.), which confirms your ability to work in this specialty and qualifications, as well as a certificate of the main place work, which also confirms that you can perform this or that activity in a certain area. The employer may require some additional documents.

This may be a certificate of pension insurance, a TIN certificate. Men are usually asked for a military ID. This is all natural, and you will have to present all these documents. Labor book. When applying for an additional job, they do not ask, since it is usually located, in any case, it should be in the personnel department at the place of permanent work.

Who can't work two jobs at the same time?

In principle, no one is prohibited from having a part-time job, without going beyond the law. Such limits are easy to violate if you do not know the main categories of citizens who cannot work part-time. These are young people under the age of 18. Also, students of higher and secondary educational institutions cannot work at two jobs. This is not allowed by law.

Persons working in hazardous or life-threatening industries cannot combine several jobs. You should not even try to get even an internal combination.

No employer will agree to this, as this is a direct violation of the Labor Code. If your job is related to driving a vehicle, then part-time work will also be unavailable to you.

In addition, it should be noted that it is impossible to combine the main place of work with an additional one for many other professions. These are representatives of law enforcement agencies such as lawyers, judges, police officers. Representatives of municipal authorities, members of the government and deputies cannot work in combination. An exception can be made only in the case of teaching activities.

So, who cannot work part-time:

Is it possible to officially work part-time

Working part-time, a person does not violate the law, since he does not draw up several work books. The work book is issued only at the place of his main place of work. At the place of part-time employment, an employment contract is drawn up, where the place of work is necessarily described as additional. The execution of such an agreement is mandatory so as not to violate the law. A person may have several such contracts. And he does not violate the law if all the points of correct design are observed.

Some nuances regulate the part-time work schedule. You can devote your working time no more than 4 hours a day, with the condition that the rest of the time is occupied at the main job. If, however, part-time work falls on the weekend, then you can give it all your free time.

Part-time employment contracts are concluded for a certain period of time, but an open-ended contract can also be drawn up. In this case, the termination of the contract will take place at the initiative of one of the parties.

Possible problems of official part-time work

Official legislation does not prohibit working part-time. On the contrary, it encourages it. But in reality, not everything is as rosy as it seems. Many employers do not like it when their employees work part-time. And in order to prevent this, the worker is loaded at the main place of work over the schedule. This is one of the most common violations. But it happens that an employee cannot cope at the main place of work, and also takes a part-time job. In this case, you need to think about another solution to the problem.

Also, many employers do not like to give work books so that the employee can put a mark on the presence of a part-time job there. Under any pretext, they do not allow it. Since with official employment for a part-time job, you must be paid all payments both at the main job and at the additional one, you need to carefully consider the contributions to the Pension Fund. As well as at the main and at the additional work, you will have to be paid vacation pay, sick leave benefits, and so on.

Legal registration according to the work book

Working at two jobs at the same time, the employee must be registered at a permanent place of work, and such an entry will definitely be in his work book. But, when applying for a part-time job, an employment contract is concluded, which becomes a guarantee of compliance with their obligations, both on the part of the employee and the employer. These are such obligations on the part of the employee as the fulfillment of all the framework provided for by his official duties, and on the part of the employer the payment of wages, benefits and compensation. As well as vacation pay and temporary disability.

At the same time, a note is entered in the work book of the employee that he works part-time at the second place of work. Such a mark must be. But the registration of the second work book is illegal. There is an article about this in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

What conclusion can we draw from what we have learned. It is possible to work officially at several jobs. But such work with the status of “officially” has a number of restrictions, without which, you can break the law. Informal part-time work does not guarantee that you will receive all the agreed wages, not to mention benefits and vacation and sick pay. But, you will save on taxes this way. Although this is a very dubious savings, given all of the above.

Registration takes place officially with the entry in the work book of a note that in the second place you work part-time.

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Working at several jobs brings not only money, but also takes energy. How to maintain composure and switch in a timely manner, we will tell in the article.

We often decide to take on another project, to find a new customer in addition to those that already exist. Of course, people do part-time jobs not from a good life. You need to pay for an apartment, save up for your business or vacation for the whole family. Whatever your goals, working two or three jobs is hard. It is possible, professionally, to become a hysterical person with a disturbed sleep cycle and even earn health problems. However, working two jobs at the same time may not be so exhausting if you take into account some tips.

No matter how tight the schedule may be, you can always plan your day so that there is room for relaxation.

If you work 12-16 hours a day, then there is not even enough time to sleep. However, a busy and eventful working day can be organized so that life is not so unbearable.

• For example, prioritize the week ahead.
• First of all, complete those projects that are already approaching the deadline.
• Don't forget to incorporate some healthy habits into your busy schedule.

For example, if there is not enough time for fitness, then you can at least walk up the stairs. You will also feel much better if you give up sugar and starchy foods, and switch to greens and clean drinking water, start taking supplements.

Planning is key

if you want to work hard, but not to the detriment of your own health.

Is working two jobs at the same time a nightmare?

Transfer some of the responsibilities to the shoulders of family members.

Working two jobs, but also trying to do some housework is very difficult. Do you have a teenage son or daughter who wanders around for half a day while you plow from morning until late at night? In this case, load them with household chores. Part of the homework is quite realistic to shift to other people's shoulders, especially if they do not bend under the weight of responsibility.

Today you can order food and goods over the Internet, there are a lot of devices for cleaning, and therefore you can, with a clear conscience, agree with your family that they will free you from the lion's share of household chores.

How to work at several jobs and relax at the same time as a normal person?

Despite all the difficulties, working two jobs at the same time will still allow you to have enough time to rest if you learn to not give up sleep and breaks.

This is difficult and requires some skill, but if you analyze the working day of any person, it turns out that a lot of time is spent on social networks, long tea parties. Just imagine that you could get 2 more hours of sleep today if you hadn't started scrolling through your Facebook feed yesterday!

Is it possible to work two jobs at the same time for years?

You need to keep the ultimate goal in mind and understand why you are now plowing like a workhorse.

If the thought that such a schedule will never come to an end haunts you, then very quickly you will cease to cope with stress.

So always think about what the next step will be.

For example, you pay off a loan and with the remaining money you can still reward yourself with a good vacation. If the ultimate goal is not defined in time, then very quickly you will begin to get tired. This is how our psyche works. If we do not see the solution to the problem, the final stop, then we start to panic and lose stamina. How long will the current situation last? Year, two? When can you give yourself a break? We need to understand the specific answer to this question.

You can work multiple jobs, but it's important to do what you love.

For example, if you are a creative person and constantly receive a lot of orders, but do not feel tired from what you are doing, then you are in luck. You can live life non-stop, working and improving. At the same time, you will earn decent money, but not get tired as if, say, you worked in the office, and then took projects home for revision.

However, if your main activity exhausts you, then try to find something to your liking. For example, some people get up earlier, and after work in the office they continue their day developing some personal projects, their own business, which brings pleasure. In this case, you are working for the future and in order to leave an exhausting job for hire.

When people ask if it is possible to work two jobs at the same time, the answer is unequivocal - of course, you can, if there is such a need. However, you need to be able to plan, to disconnect from thoughts about work while you are resting.

Tip - write down all the things that you need to do. For each project, get a separate card, notebook, notepad. As soon as you complete a task, cross it off immediately.

The physical act of crossing completed work off your to-do list will make you feel relieved, even if you work very hard and are constantly stressed by the rhythm of work days.

Give yourself breaks.

You should always be able to give yourself a break for at least a couple of minutes. For example, allow yourself to turn off the phone and not get in touch for two to three hours. You didn’t disappear anywhere, but you just managed to take a nap or even just be in. All this must be planned in advance. You don’t need to justify your social media hang-up by saying that right now is the time to do nothing. Procrastination should not take a chunk of time away from your full sleep.

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