#work-life-balance

#work-life-balance

"Unlike breakfast, lunch offers variety, but, in contrast to dinner, it tolerates repetition," she writes. Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.

A recent Microsoft report found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users at 6am are scanning their emails, and an average worker will receive 117 emails by midnight.

"I recently turned 50, but wasn't too bothered about it. Once you turn 50 you know what it's like to lose people. I feel so lucky I have my parents, my siblings, my husband and three healthy kids. I am quite positive about life."

In 2024, just over half (57%) of salespeople reached their sales targets, the lowest figure in five years, marking a continuing trend of attrition.

The most popular domestic destination for relocation in the first six months of 2025 is Conway, South Carolina, with four times as many people seeking to move in compared to those wanting to move out.

A lack of workplace boundaries has many employees feeling burned out.

Mikko Uotila, country director for SD Worx in Finland, said the shift reflects the impact of digital working life on traditional rest periods. "Smartphones and email have made full disconnection almost impossible. Even checking emails once or twice a week means work is always present," Uotila said. Only 15 percent of respondents reported being able to fully disconnect from work during holidays. Nearly half said they checked emails at least once a week while on leave.

In Sydney, my Fridays often included a long lunch and an office happy hour starting around 4. In the States, I never took a lunch break and routinely worked until 6:30 or later.

Efficiency is Nana Guenther's love language and her profession, focusing on process automation to streamline clients' systems and manage tasks efficiently.

Many aspiring to FIRE believe it leads to a life of leisure, but the reality often reflects ongoing engagement in work or projects, blending passion with income.

A new meta-analysis has revealed that vacations yield significant and lasting benefits to employee well-being, suggesting that taking time off is essential for mental health.

I get up, I work, I go scuba-diving, work some more, [then] either go on a second scuba dive or I go to the gym and work out. I live on a boat so I just hang out with everybody on the boat.

Kirsty Glenne, managing director of Antler, balanced her executive role with family life by relocating from London to the beach in Poole for a quieter lifestyle.

Many parents encounter significant challenges upon returning to work after childbirth, primarily due to limited or no paid maternity leave, leading to emotional and financial stress.

The best way to set your brain to holiday mode is by signing out of your Work Bag, marking the moment by switching to a more casual bag.

I had to turn my entire practice virtual overnight in 2020 in New York City because of COVID... During that couple of months... I made everything virtual, and I really streamlined everything. I found that I could make pretty easily $10,000 a month, working just a couple of hours a day.

I was in shock when my manager told me I had achieved brilliant results, but my lack of attention led to minor mistakes, which eventually became a pattern and negatively affected my performance.

"If you live 30 minutes away from the office, that's an hour a day that you could be working," says Jimenez, who also lives within a short walk to the office.

Four days in the office is now the new trend, with firms like Duane Morris announcing a required in-person attendance from Monday to Thursday after Labor Day.

In the Japanese practice of kintsugi, the cracks in broken pottery are incorporated into the final piece, symbolizing that mistakes can create fascinating art.