Presenter: Good morning, everyone. On today's show, we've got Chris Svensson with us, the author of No more nine to five, the new best-selling book about work–life balance in the current working world. Good morning, Chris. Thanks for coming.
Chris: Thanks for having me, Anna.
Presenter: So, Chris, tell us about your book and how the concept of a work–life balance has been changing?
Chris: Well, in the more traditional workplaces, people's working lives and their private lives are, or were, clearly divided. People often work from nine in the morning until five or six in the evening. People sometimes stay late in the office and work in the evenings. This is called working overtime.
Presenter: OK, and what else?
Chris: Well, in these environments it isn't common for people to work at the weekend or while they're on holiday. They can clearly separate their working lives and their private lives. And the evenings, weekends and holidays are free to focus on non-work areas of life, such as hobbies, interests, sports, spending time with the family and friends, and so on. It's important and healthy not to spend all your time just working, right?
Presenter: Right! So what has changed? How are things different now?
Chris: Well, for a start, most people can now access their work emails from their mobile phones. So they are more likely to quickly reply to an important mail in the evening or at the weekend. The same goes for laptops. It's easier to access your work in the evenings from home or even from your hotel when you're on holiday.
Presenter: That doesn't sound like much of a work–life balance. It sounds like all work.
Chris: Exactly, but this new mobility brings a lot of advantages with it. More people are now able to work flexibly, so if they need to leave the office early one afternoon to be with their family, they can catch up on work that evening from home or somewhere else.
Presenter: That sounds good. So, what you're saying is that although traditional divisions between work and life are fading, many employees now have more freedom to do their work from different locations and at different times.
Chris: Yes, that's it.
Comments
if you want a balanced life follow these tips;
- make schedule for your assignments
- keep your phone away to accomplish your work on time
- the rest of day you must chill out
Nowsaday to get the success, we have to work more even though you're at home or on holiday. We have to develope ourself to adapt the standard in modern life.
I manage my life-work balance by writing down my to do lists
I think I'm abled to manage my work- life balance, because i'm feeling comfortable, although I'm working sometimes evening, weekends, and in a holidays,but for my private life I give most rest of time to my family, and I am contact my friends through the different occasions, social media.
I found one of the ways to reduce stress is to clear out my mind by watching a funny drama or comedy which makes me LOL!
i'm in my last year in the college, didn't work until now , but i think its so important to separate between working lives and private lives , so important to have a time staying with families and practice your hobbies , i wish i could do this when in the near future
The work flexibly is a bad beheavor for work life and private life.
Cause we aren't able to focus on all tasks at same time, so that's a wrong way for work and that's the worst situation for our close familly!
We have to care about our familly life more than our work, not up side down!
How do you manage your work–life balance?
I always try to do my tasks according the schedule of the day. In fact, I really achieve it but some days there are many workload.
I manage my work-life balance by combining the traditional and modern approach.
I think you should be your free time : all free
Maybe sometimes you respond messages if it are important or urgent
my free time is untouchable.
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