{"id":13,"date":"2007-09-26T08:58:55","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T06:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ua.es\/pi\/2007\/09\/26\/10-ways-for-a-web-worker-to-achieve-work-life-balance\/"},"modified":"2007-09-26T08:58:55","modified_gmt":"2007-09-26T06:58:55","slug":"10-ways-for-a-web-worker-to-achieve-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ua.es\/pi\/2007\/09\/26\/10-ways-for-a-web-worker-to-achieve-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways for a Web Worker to Achieve Work-Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fuente: Web Worker Daily September 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the problems with being a web worker is that the lines between work and life have been so blurred as to be non-existent. The Internet is always on, accessible from just about anywhere, and our work and play are often both in the same browser.<\/p>\n

As a result, we lose touch with the rest of life, and work takes over our lives.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019ve talked before about getting work under control, today we\u2019ll look at 10 more ways to achieve that work-life balance.<\/p>\n

1. Don\u2019t always be connected. If you\u2019ve got a Blackberry, a laptop or some other mobile device, you can\u2019t ever get away from work. When you\u2019re out of your office (or your home office), allow yourself to be disconnected. You don\u2019t need to get email all the time, the instant it arrives. It can wait a few hours. When you\u2019re away from your computer, you should allow yourself to live. Let this be your most firm boundary. Even better, unplug your Internet connection when a) you want to get some real work done or b) you are done working for the day.<\/p>\n

2. Limit work. You need to set working hours. You can\u2019t be working around the clock, from early morning hours to late at night, or you\u2019ll have no life away from work. So set your hours \u2014 when you start and end, when you take lunch, even schedule other breaks. And set your limits to less than you work now. Sure, that\u2019ll mean you\u2019ll have less time to do your work, but that\u2019ll force you to focus on the important tasks and eliminate the less important ones.<\/p>\n

3. Make life a priority. What do you want to do besides work? And don\u2019t say Twitter or Digg or YouTube. Something outside of the Internet. Exercise, reading, writing, spending time with family and friends, hobbies, sports, gardening. Whatever it is that you love to do, make it a priority. Schedule time to do it. Don\u2019t allow work to push these priorities back.<\/p>\n

4. Batch tasks. You have a dozen small tasks that you do throughout the day. Batch them together, like with like, and do them all at once. Email is a good example. Instead of doing email all day, have specific times when you process and respond to email. Same thing with IM: don\u2019t be available all the time, but only once a day (for example). Same thing with phone calls, and other small tasks you do every day. It\u2019ll save you time and stop your important tasks from being constantly interrupted.<\/p>\n

5. Define what you want to do today. Web work is never finished. You could do 100 tasks today, and not be done. You won\u2019t do 100 tasks. You might not even do 10. So no matter how much you do, you won\u2019t be done. Instead of putting yourself on that never-ending treadmill, define a limited number of important things you really want to accomplish today. And focus on those.<\/p>\n

6. Limit meetings & communication. Meetings, phone calls, IMs all waste your productive time. Which means that you have to work longer to get as much done. Instead, try to get out of every meeting possible. Most meetings can be accomplished through email. And ask people to email instead of call. Then limit email to twice a day (or once, if you\u2019re brave). Or at most, once an hour, if you need to be connected that often.<\/p>\n

7. Do the hard stuff first. Reward yourself after a good day\u2019s work by putting the fun and easy tasks at the end. Start your day with the tasks you know you\u2019ll want to put off, and get them out of the way. That way, you have good stuff at the end of the day, and the hard stuff doesn\u2019t weigh you down all day.<\/p>\n

8. Slow down. It may seem weird to read \u201cslow down\u201d as a tip when you want to get your work done so you can do stuff outside of work. But in truth, trying to cram a lot of work into a small amount of time is too stressful. I advocate doing less, but focusing on the important stuff \u2026 and doing it slower. Pay attention, enjoy yourself, relax a little. This applies to when you\u2019re not doing work \u2026 eating, driving, doing fun stuff, showering. Slow down and pay attention, and life won\u2019t seem a huge rush of tasks, but will become more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

9. Block schedule. Schedule your day in blocks, so that it\u2019s compartmentalized and there\u2019s time for everything. A block for the important tasks (Item #5), for the smaller tasks (Item #4), for routine tasks or errands or chores, and for the non-work stuff you really want to do (Item #3).<\/p>\n

10. Be firm. Whether it\u2019s with a boss or co-workers or clients, you need to have clear boundaries of your time, and be firm with those boundaries. Don\u2019t be afraid to say no. Make your boundaries clear, and don\u2019t allow them to be violated. This may mean telling people that you\u2019re changing how you do email, or your hours, so that they know what to expect. You may get negative reactions. But be firm, and stick to your guns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fuente: Web Worker Daily September 2007 One of the problems with being a web worker is that the lines between work and life have been so blurred as to be non-existent. The Internet is always on, accessible from just about …<\/p>\n

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