Chapter 8

Work–life rhythm

Does a 9–5 job still exist? Is there life outside of work? Are you working from home or living at work? With technology, mobility and increasingly global work teams, the boundaries around work are blurring and the quest for work–life balance has become both more insistent and elusive.

The truth is, there is life at work and life outside of work and our productivity depends on us nurturing both. How do you develop a routine that’s both consistent and flexible? How do you work with relentless focus and switch off at the end of the day? How do you stay motivated and on fire without burning out? How do you keep going and how do you stop? This chapter will challenge the traditional notion of work–life balance and give you ...

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