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Close the Day · the new backs

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Each back carries the cue, the action, the support you need and a tiny first step, at a size you can read on the fridge.

13 backs, made for the hand.
Designed at Postcard size, 100 × 154 mm. The reading pages keep the extra explanation and full citations.

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Tap a card to compare its front and new back. The comparison prints at 100 × 154mm; use 100% scale and check the 50mm line.

Front of CD-F01Back of card CD-F01: Check tomorrow's first meeting before stopping work. When: your final scheduled break starts Do this: Open tomorrow's calendar and check the first meeting's time and location. If preparation is needed, put it in a realistic work slot; do not begin it now. Start tiny: Read the time of tomorrow's first appointment.
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Front of CD-F02Back of card CD-F02: Write a restart plan before pausing work. When: you pause an unfinished task for the day Do this: Beside one unfinished task, write when and where you will return and the first visible action. For example: "Tomorrow after the 9am call, at my desk: open the budget sheet and compare the two totals." Start tiny: Write the next action and the next realistic work slot.
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Front of CD-F03Back of card CD-F03: Save your work, then close work windows. When: you are about to lock your screen Do this: Save your documents and save any essential links in one named bookmark folder. Close the work windows; leave necessary background processes running. Start tiny: Save and close the work window in front of you.
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Front of CD-F04Back of card CD-F04: Write one work thought, then close the notebook. When: a work thought arrives during personal time Do this: Write one line on paper describing the work thought, then close the notebook without working on it. Read the note at your next work start; keep confidential details out of shared spaces. Start tiny: Write three words that will remind you tomorrow.
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Front of CD-G01Back of card CD-G01: Change one layer after leaving your desk. When: you leave your workspace for the day Do this: Change one item of clothing you already own, such as taking off a work shirt and putting on a comfortable one. Use the same small change on workdays; no separate outfit is needed. Start tiny: Remove a work layer, such as a cardigan.
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Front of CD-G02Back of card CD-G02: Schedule work alerts to pause after work. When: you finish an ordinary shift with no on-call duty Do this: Schedule your work app or device profile to pause non-urgent work alerts from your usual stop time until the next work start. Keep personal contacts and any agreed emergency route available; test the exceptions before relying on them. Start tiny: Pause one non-urgent work app until your next work start. Keep in mind: Use this only when your role allows it. Preserve required on-call, emergency and accessibility alerts.
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Front of CD-G03Back of card CD-G03: Schedule non-urgent evening messages for working hours. When: you have already written a non-urgent work message after hours Do this: If you have already written a non-urgent message after hours, schedule it for the recipient's next working period, allowing for their time zone. If scheduling is unavailable, save a draft to send then; this is not a reason to start more evening work. Start tiny: Save the message as a draft.
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Front of CD-G04Back of card CD-G04: Get a colleague's confirmation before handing over work. When: an agreed colleague is taking over responsibility for a live task Do this: Send the agreed next owner a short handover: the current state, the next needed action, and where the working file lives. Ask them to confirm ownership before you leave the task with them; follow any formal handover procedure your role requires. Start tiny: Ask the agreed owner to confirm one live item.
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Front of CD-M01Back of card CD-M01: Stop on time four days a week. When: your agreed stop-time alarm sounds on a chosen workday Do this: Choose four realistic workdays and an agreed stopping time for each. When that day’s alarm sounds, stop ordinary work and leave the workspace; review repeated overruns with the person who sets your workload. Start tiny: Stop at the agreed time on one suitable day. Keep in mind: Keep required coverage and on-call duties. Agree a workable stop time and handover before using this card.
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Front of CD-M02Back of card CD-M02: Renegotiate one recurring late meeting. When: a recurring invitation lands beyond your agreed stop time Do this: Ask the organizer to move one recurring late meeting into an earlier slot, and offer a specific option that accommodates the people involved. If moving it is impossible, propose a written update or agreed attendance rotation; check whether the arrangement actually holds. Start tiny: Write one earlier slot you can propose.
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Front of CD-M03Back of card CD-M03: Give a hobby 20 minutes after dinner. When: dinner ends on one of three evenings you chose for this week Do this: Choose three evenings this week and spend 20 minutes after dinner on a hobby you already enjoy, such as drawing, playing music or making something. Keep it unrelated to work and leave any performance goal out of the session. Start tiny: Take out the materials and spend one minute on the hobby.
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Front of CD-C01Back of card CD-C01: Tell teammates your off-hours response time. When: your next team check-in offers a chance to discuss availability Do this: At a team check-in, state when you next read ordinary off-hours requests and which agreed route handles a genuine emergency. Ask whether that fits the team’s needs, then record the agreed arrangement where teammates can find it. Start tiny: Draft one sentence stating your next routine response window. Keep in mind: Discuss this within your role’s coverage requirements; preserve an agreed emergency contact route.
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Front of CD-C02Back of card CD-C02: Sign out of work apps everywhere tonight. When: a chosen evening begins when you have no required work coverage Do this: For one chosen off-duty evening, sign out of work apps and work accounts on every device you might use. Keep personal contacts and the agreed emergency route available, confirm you can sign back in next workday, and notice which device you would otherwise reach for. Start tiny: Sign out of one work account on one device. Keep in mind: Do not use this during on-call duty or required monitoring. Keep authentication and necessary background services intact.
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