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Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship
1217: What’s Holding You Back? Three Obstacles to a Healthy Work-Life Balance by Julie Morgenstern on Productivity & Time Management
Jan 30, 2024
Julie Morgenstern, an expert in work-life balance, discusses three obstacles to achieving it - poor planning, company culture, and valuing work as the primary source of fulfillment. Her insights offer a path to navigate these challenges and attain a more balanced life.
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- Poor planning and failure to plan personal lives can hinder work-life balance, leading to unfinished projects and work spilling over into leisure time.
- Unconscious company culture and unclear expectations can contribute to a lack of work-life balance, with employees willingly embracing extra hours due to ingrained habits and unclear demands.
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Poor Planning
Poor planning can hinder work-life balance in multiple ways. A UK study found that distractions, interruptions, disorganization, and failure to look ahead can cause workers to be productive for only around three hours out of an eight-hour workday. This can lead to unfinished projects and work spilling over into leisure time. On the other hand, some individuals focus all their planning energy on work, neglecting to plan their personal lives. Without concrete plans for leisure time, people often end up working instead, causing them to feel depleted and lacking energy.
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