People tend to work longer hours because they believe it’s expected of them: In times of financial uncertainty or other life uncertainty, people become more concerned about their work to seem more productive, fear their job if they're not prepared to work long hours. (…) My feeling is a [...]
People often report feeling overworked, stressed and exhausted in relation to work. It can be hard sustaining ourselves in this current work climate. We need to aim for balance, not perfection, and we’re increasingly convinced that balance is something we can build through our daily actions. Most people probably [...]
We are living in a time where more households are likely to have both parents holding down complex and demanding work roles. We also often hear people trying to cram more into life. For example, being a worker, parent, caregiver or minder, the dog walker, the taxi driver to the [...]
There are times when I’ve wished I could switch my thinking brain off. Unfortunately, I haven’t found such a switch. Humans are a thinking bunch. We literally have thoughts firing off in a matter of milliseconds every day. At times, it’s easy to get caught up in our mind’s [...]