work-life balance
Job-leisure equilibrium achieved
Work-life balance is the equilibrium between professional demands and personal time—family, leisure, health, relationships.
The term emerged as work increasingly encroached on home life through technology and changing expectations.
Someone with good work-life balance isn't constantly checking email at dinner or missing their kid's recitals: The new job offers better work-life balance.
The concept is often invoked skeptically, as an ideal that proves elusive in practice.
Adjustable employee work hours
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- overtime limitsRestrictions on extra work
- job sharingDividing one role between workers
sabbatical · career break · delegation · disconnect · compartmentalization · time blocking · availability · after-hours
Chronic occupational depletion
- stress reductionLessening mental tension
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
resilience · fulfillment · contentment · mental health · restoration · vitality · wellness · happiness
Productive without waste
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- time managementPlanning how hours are spent
- focusConcentrated attention point
- goalsIntended end results
deadlines · performance · output · task management · achievement · ambition · multitasking · optimization
Shared household leisure
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- vacationLeisure time away
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
downtime · relaxation · me-time · parenting · entertainment · travel · sleep · rest
State of balance
- integrationCombining into a whole
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- trade-offsSacrifices for gains
synchronization · blending · negotiation · compromise · homeostasis · proportion · calibration · adjustment
flextime
Adjustable employee work hours
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- overtime limitsRestrictions on extra work
job sharing · sabbatical · career break · delegation · disconnect · compartmentalization · time blocking · availability · after-hours · notifications
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- stress reductionLessening mental tension
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
rejuvenation · resilience · fulfillment · contentment · mental health · restoration · vitality · wellness · happiness · satisfaction
efficiency
Productive without waste
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- time managementPlanning how hours are spent
- focusConcentrated attention point
goals · deadlines · performance · output · task management · achievement · ambition · multitasking · optimization · scheduling
family time
Shared household leisure
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- vacationLeisure time away
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
weekend · downtime · relaxation · me-time · parenting · entertainment · travel · sleep · rest · playtime
equilibrium
State of balance
- integrationCombining into a whole
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
trade-offs · synchronization · blending · negotiation · compromise · homeostasis · proportion · calibration · adjustment · counterbalance
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- career wellnessburnout, job satisfaction, stress management, career coaching, professional growth
- lifestylessimple living, minimalism, self-care, healthy eating, communal living
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- role conflictsdual roles
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
work-life balanceworkaholism
Addiction to one's job
overwork · burnout · burnout culture · hustle culture · presenteeism
work-life balanceburnout
Chronic occupational depletion
chronic stress · exhaustion · running on empty · nervous breakdown · emotional exhaustion
work, life, balance, worker, working, workers, worked, lifeless, lifestyle