Workers should align their professional activities with their personal values and refuse to engage in reactive, meaningless tasks.

“I'm not actually doing anything meaningful there's no deep work here this doesn't align with the person I want to be I'm constantly noosing over stuff that doesn't really matter”

Employees who consistently demonstrate value to their company earn the leverage to set boundaries and expectations for their own productivity.

“at the end of the day like if you are valuable to your company if you if you give them way more than what they pay you for it is totally appropriate to ask questions like how can I reduce my email or how can I uh how can I you know turn my phone off at 7:00 at night whatever it is”