4 A Guide to Setting Better Boundaries
by Joe Sanok
Like exercise, meditation, or budgeting, most of us know that having boundaries around our work and home lives is something we should probably do. Even so, finding the time to change unhealthy behaviors, learn, and build new habits is easier said than done.
In a world as fast-paced as ours, it’s tempting to continuously look for the next shortcut or productivity tool to keep pace with the competition—but these “hacks” don’t usually work. Pre-pandemic research indicated that many Americans were already sleeping less than previous generations, often to get extra work done.1 Yet we were somehow increasingly unproductive. More-recent studies show that post-pandemic stress, anxiety, and insomnia ...
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