An incredible amount of energy has been spent chasing the ideal work life balance, but most people fail to
achieve it. This essay intends to discuss the possible reasons for this, and also suggest ways to overpower
this problem.
The first reason for the inability to achieve a work life balance is the technology of today. we are more
reachable than ever in the past. Work has gone global, and competition has gone
stiffer.
The
cell-phone
has
thinned the line between personal and professional lives. The second blame
goes to
the
materialistic
society of today. People want to avail all the luxuries of life, and in that quest they become workaholics and
then that attitude becomes a way of life, because the desires go on increasing and increasing.
Furthermore, people cannot achieve a work-life balance because the definition of a work-life balance is
different for different people. People weave together their personal life with their professional life
to get
the best of life. What works for one person may not work for another. Making choices is what the balance
between work and life is all about. There may be times when the choice between moving ahead with your
career takes a back seat to your health or happiness at home. The priorities you identifo as important keep
changing and that is why achieving a perfect work-life balance is difficult.
The solutions are not simple. we must try to introspect and see what makes us happy and then set
priorities in life. When we come home from work, we must learn to switch the office button off. Another
key is adopting some flexibility. lt never works if we are too rigid with the goals we set for ourselves. Last
but not least, there is a beautiful term, 'downshifting', which means we should learn when enough is
enough and then we all begin to enjoy life in its true form.
To sum up, work life balance is perceived in a different light by us all, and so achieving a perfect work life
An incredible amount of energy has
been spent
chasing the ideal
work
life
balance
,
but
most
people
fail to
achieve it. This essay intends to discuss the possible reasons for this, and
also
suggest ways to overpower
this problem.
The
first
reason for the inability to achieve a
work
life
balance
is the technology of
today
.
we
are more
reachable than ever in the past.
Work
has gone global, and competition has
gone
stiffer
.
The
cell-phone
has
thinned the line between personal and professional
lives
. The second
blame
goes to
the
materialistic
society of
today
.
People
want to avail all the luxuries of
life
, and in that quest they become workaholics and
then that attitude becomes a way of
life
,
because
the desires go on increasing and increasing.
Furthermore
,
people
cannot achieve a work-life
balance
because
the definition of a work-life
balance
is
different
for
different
people
.
People
weave together their personal
life
with their professional
life
to
get
the best of
life
. What works for one person may not
work
for another. Making choices is what the balance
between
work
and
life
is all about. There may be times when the choice between moving ahead with your
career takes a back seat to your health or happiness at home. The priorities you
identifo
as
important
keep
changing and
that is
why achieving a perfect work-life
balance
is difficult.
The solutions are not simple.
we
must
try to introspect and
see
what
makes
us happy and then set
priorities in
life
. When we
come
home from
work
, we
must
learn to switch the office button off. Another
key is adopting
some
flexibility.
lt
never works if we are too rigid with the goals we set for ourselves. Last
but
not least, there is a
beautiful
term, 'downshifting', which means we should learn when
enough
is
enough
and then we all
begin
to enjoy
life
in its true form.
To sum up,
work
life
balance
is perceived
in a
different
light by us all, and
so
achieving a perfect
work
life