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Work-Life Balance

A great deal has been written about work-life balance in the UK. What does it mean? Is it just paid lip-service by employers to look good in the employment market? Is it a real issue, or just in people's heads?
Certainly for me it is a real live issue - working hard and getting a reasonable reward, but not seeing my wife much (who also works hard) and losing those interests that I used to have. Practice makes perfect, but if you don't have time to practice then you lose skills and interest and ultimately you are back to square one on the learning curve. (Don't you just hate mixed metaphors! Surely I'm either back to square one on the board or at the bottom of the learning curve - but hey, you get the picture).
But is work different from life? To many work is life and surely that is the great reward - if you can turn your hobbies into your work then the distinction between work and life fades doesn't it?
If you can find your passion then working hard and for long hours will seem pleasurable and energise you rather than drain you. I've found that to be true for me - it is just quite a challenge to find what you are really passionate about!
Any ideas?

posted by castlewood @ 3:28 AM