Take more breaks (even schedule them) and give the bad news first so you end with the good news. Good endings are much more helpful so bad news first! (from Daniel Pink's When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing)

Pontifications

From CBC Quirks and Quarks story about Daniel Pink’s When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
- “we are best off doing our brainless administrative work in the afternoons, like answering emails or filling our reports.”
- “The best way to get through an afternoon cognitive slump is to take a lot of breaks. “ social and outdoor breaks are best
- Pink says, “Given a choice, we prefer endings that elevate. We prefer rising sequences to declining sequences. So this is one of the ways this research has changed my own behaviour - not only am I taking more breaks, but I am the king of giving the bad news first.”!