INTRODUCTION
Protect Yourself from Overwork
by Amy Gallo, cohost of Women at Work
I have a confession: I hate the phrase “work-life balance.”
Don’t get me wrong. Maintaining a harmonious relationship between my work and my personal life sounds lovely and is definitely something worth aspiring to. But I’m just not sure how achievable it is.
When I consider the various aspects of my life, I don’t see “personal” and “professional” on opposite sides of a seesaw that I’m attempting to balance effortlessly.
No. I picture a deck of cards that someone tossed in the air and let fall in a chaotic mess (52-card pickup, anyone?). The cards are the various pieces of my life, and each day I decide which to pick up and attend to and which ones to leave in ...
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