By Judith Orloff — 2017
You must be comfortable in your work environment to feel healthy and happy.
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What happens when daydreams about moving to the country suddenly become possible?
Why we’re so tired of optimizing our work lives, and what we should do about it.
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We need fewer things to work on. Starting now.
Here’s what to know about the mental load—and how to bring it up with your partner.
As an entrepreneur, one of the hardest parts of my job is maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Like most of us, I have hobbies outside the office and a great group of friends and family that I enjoy spending time with.
Research shows that entrepreneurs are more likely than most to suffer from mental health conditions—a factor of their high-stress jobs and the psychological traits that steer people toward starting a business in the first place.
One way to find balance is to separate work from your outside life entirely, and leave science in the lab. But I see it differently: I have found joy and balance by joining my research and hobbies.
As we peer around the corner of the pandemic, let’s talk about what we want to do—and not do—with the rest of our lives.
We recently chatted with painter Jocelyn Teng about how she unwinds, nixing the work/life balance ideal and what’s next for her.
But if you’re a procrastinator, next time you’re wallowing in the dark playground of guilt and self-hatred over your failure to start a task, remember that the right kind of procrastination might make you more creative.