By Deborah Jian Lee — 2014
Work-life balance means something different to every individual, but here health and career experts share tips to help you find the balance that’s right for you.
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Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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As a general rule, I’d only disclose a mental-health condition (or any health condition, for that matter) at work when you need to ask for a specific accommodation connected with it.
Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.
Our tendency to work too much is neither arbitrary nor sinister: it’s a side effect of the haphazard nature in which we allow our efforts to unfold.
English poet and philosopher David Whyte aptly calls “work/life balance” a “phrase that often becomes a lash with which we punish ourselves” and offers an emboldening way out of this cultural trap.
In this interview, Covey reviews and emphasizes many of the points made in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
If you’re a strong employee, a good manager will at least give the request real consideration.
One happiness-project exercise I undertook was to consider the different times of day, and days of the week, to see if any particular dayparts were happiness challenges.