My team thought I was nuts for turning off my camera during the morning sync

I mean, the whole office culture pushes for video on to show you're engaged. But today, I kept my camera off and just listened while organizing my emails. I actually felt less stressed and still got all the updates I needed. Maybe it's just me, but not seeing everyone's faces helped me focus better on my own work.

I finally stopped training every family member on new systems

Most guys in this trade insist that everyone in the house needs to learn the alarm during install. I think that's wrong and actually causes more problems. When I try to show five people at once, someone always gets confused and hits the wrong button. Just yesterday, a teenager kept testing the panic feature while I was setting sensors. It messed up my flow and added an hour to the job. Now I only go through it with one responsible adult. They can pass on the basics, and I get fewer frantic calls later.

Vent: I found more career joy by not aiming for management roles.