Is it exhausting trying to find a work-life equilibrium? Getting through this is a challenge. On the one hand, there’s a job, a promotion, a goal, and a paycheck. Health, family, friends and holidays are all on the other side of the coin. Here’s the big question: How do you do it all? To achieve a healthy work-life balance, one must set priorities and divide one’s time between work and personal responsibilities.
- What’s your occupation?
- pursuing one’s career versus finding a life partner
- Take a chance or play it safe?
- Intrinsic rewards vs. chasing money.
- Relaxation vs. working
- To give or not to give
- Self-centeredness as opposed to altruism
- Spending time with loved ones vs. spending time with others
Making a decision appears to be an insurmountable challenge. The end result? Anxiety, stress, and worry. People who believe they don’t have the time or energy to devote to their personal lives report feeling drained and unfocused at work, according to the research. I recently had a conversation with a friend. His second child was just delivered by him and his wife. When they had their first child, he talked about how he struggled to maintain a sense of equilibrium. However, he’s changed his mind and is now looking to simplify things.90% of his time is dedicated to family, work and self-improvement. He doesn’t give a second thought to anything else in his life. There is no equilibrium. In a few areas, it’s all or nothing. And I’m the same as you. A strategy based on maintaining a sense of equilibrium does not appeal to me.
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In this regard, let us examine the current state of affairs. Let’s say you work a 9-5 shift. However, you need to be at work by 8.30 am. So, you get up at 7.30 a.m. and head out the door. Work ends at 5:30 p.m. and you want to leave early. You’ll be back at your house at around 7:30 p.m. In this scenario, your entire workday takes 10 hours, which is not unusual. Assume you get seven hours of sleep each night. That equates to 17 hours of usable time. This means that 59% of your time is taken up by activities related to your job. You’ve lost all sense of balance. Even in our spare time, our minds are consumed by work-related concerns. There is no such thing as a work-life balance, so it’s safe to say. Do you see what I mean? There is no such thing as a work-life balance. Work is a way of life. Find a new job if your job is preventing you from progressing in your spiritual or personal life. Again, if your work is causing problems in your personal life, look for a new position. Don’t complicate your life. It’s not necessary to be flawless. It’s not necessary to have everything.
There are only a few things that really matter to me. All I care about is my health and the quality of my interpersonal relationships. That’s a simple task to accomplish. It’s time to stop balancing things that we don’t need. As a result, our lives become nothing short of a freak show. Work-life balance is impossible to achieve and only serves to complicate matters. Don’t misunderstand; I enjoy the challenge of a new challenge. Both mathematics and econometrics appeal to me. However, I dislike it when people overcomplicate something that should be simple. A problem only becomes one if you make it one. What’s the point of trying to keep track of a thousand different things? In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity! Instead of dealing with a hundred or a thousand, let your affairs be a few.”
There are only a few priorities that matter if you simplify your life and decide what your life is all about.
Doing everything is unnecessary. There’s nothing wrong with only doing a few things in life because that’s foretaken heart. Let go off balance. Simplify.
