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People generally think that if you're a professional or if you're really serious about your work, you should be in total 100% work mode at all times. You shouldn't hesitate to come in during the weekends, you don't think twice about pulling all-nighters in the office, you're ready to spring into action to work on an emergency project at short notice, you're constantly available and easy to contact--the list goes on and on. Some people might be okay with working like this. Many others, however, are simply forced to work like this even if they feel that work is sucking up too much of their time and they're no longer able to enjoy any time with their family and loved ones.
There have to be some changes to be made in how people perceive professionals and the whole concept of being professional. There's a difference between constantly bringing your personal life and other such matters into the workplace and setting aside time for your personal life, forgoing overtime and weekend work. Talking too much about personal matters at work when you should be focusing on the job at hand makes you unprofessional. Making time for yourself on, say, weekends and holidays, or after office hours and not letting work get in the way is a smart thing to do and helps to keep you balanced. Still, that is something that a lot of people are grappling with. Fortunately, work-life balance is constantly being promoted and more and more people are becoming aware that they've been letting work get in the way of life.
What you can do first and foremost is to learn how to say no. Say no to doing overtime work or to coming in on weekends. This doesn't mean you should say no all the time or when there's really something urgent that needs your attention. If you have an important personal matter to attend to or a family event where you should be present, one that has been planned a long time ago, there's no reason for you to sacrifice your time for something that could wait until Monday.
You should also learn to resist taking on extra work. You might think that this is making you more valuable to your company. But this is something you shouldn't do if you are already sacrificing too much of your own time in favor of work. You're no good to the company if you take on a lot of work and end up exhausted, and it doesn't bode well for your personal life either.
Learning to prioritize and figuring out which issues require your immediate attention and which ones can wait will really help you keep your life more balanced. It's also a good idea for you to study which habits or tasks don't add value or are time-wasters, that way, you can get your job done on time without you having to log in more hours just to finish them, leaving you more time to be at home or be elsewhere and just unwind.
There have to be some changes to be made in how people perceive professionals and the whole concept of being professional. There's a difference between constantly bringing your personal life and other such matters into the workplace and setting aside time for your personal life, forgoing overtime and weekend work. Talking too much about personal matters at work when you should be focusing on the job at hand makes you unprofessional. Making time for yourself on, say, weekends and holidays, or after office hours and not letting work get in the way is a smart thing to do and helps to keep you balanced. Still, that is something that a lot of people are grappling with. Fortunately, work-life balance is constantly being promoted and more and more people are becoming aware that they've been letting work get in the way of life.
What you can do first and foremost is to learn how to say no. Say no to doing overtime work or to coming in on weekends. This doesn't mean you should say no all the time or when there's really something urgent that needs your attention. If you have an important personal matter to attend to or a family event where you should be present, one that has been planned a long time ago, there's no reason for you to sacrifice your time for something that could wait until Monday.
You should also learn to resist taking on extra work. You might think that this is making you more valuable to your company. But this is something you shouldn't do if you are already sacrificing too much of your own time in favor of work. You're no good to the company if you take on a lot of work and end up exhausted, and it doesn't bode well for your personal life either.
Learning to prioritize and figuring out which issues require your immediate attention and which ones can wait will really help you keep your life more balanced. It's also a good idea for you to study which habits or tasks don't add value or are time-wasters, that way, you can get your job done on time without you having to log in more hours just to finish them, leaving you more time to be at home or be elsewhere and just unwind.
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