Douglas Chow
is feeling thoughtful.
Let me bust one of the biggest Myth for u, Savvysarus. And it's even more pronounced now that more of u folks are working from home in some way or another.![]()
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Work-life balance is a myth. The more u try to achieve the balance, the more stressed u will get.![]()
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No matter how hard you try, there will be times when work bleeds into your personal life and vice versa.![]()
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So please throw away the idea of work-life balance into your mental dustbin.![]()
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There's only work-life integration. Period. ![]()
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What does it mean? ![]()
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It means working when you need to or want to. And while you are at it, take time off to relax and play.![]()
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Work-life balance forces you to separate the work and play compartments of your life, rather than think of them in terms of the whole.![]()
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For example, when I was at Chuan Ji Bakery Hainanese Delicacies earlier today to set up the peripherals for the royalty grade premium green tea, I too had an enjoyable lunch there, talked to customers and took 2 work calls.![]()
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The richest man in the world has another substitute to "balance". He calls it work-life harmony. Jeff Bezos prefers the word ‘harmony’ to the word ‘balance’ because balance imply a strict tradeoff which isn't practical ![]()
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By work-life harmony, he means that if you’re happy outside of work, you’ll be more energized in the workplace. And, if you’re fulfilled with your work, then you’re more at ease to play and relax.![]()
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I've never believed in work-life balance. The lines are blurring even more in a post-COVID19 world. ![]()
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Work-life integration is my way. There are no fixed hours for work. There are no fixed hours for play. They blend nicely into each other that I dun look especially forward to public holidays. I don't even know what's the next public holiday as I'm typing this 😂.![]()
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Does work-life integration make more sense to you? Or work-life harmony? Or good old work-life balance?
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8 months ago ·
