How do you balance work and fun?
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I have a bowl of sherbet while I’m up until 2am making slides and say to myself ‘what a nice little treat.’
You don’t
You prioritize fun, then have an overwhelming amount of sunday scaries each week
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100% Work.
000% Fun.
Work is fun
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As someone said above, boundaries. It will make you more effective at work and outside as well. Also, boundaries are flexible. Sometimes you may choose to work a little longer and other times you may run some errands during office hours.
You have to enforce your own boundaries. If you don’t want to work after a certain hour, then don’t check your email/ go online. People get the message.
Make plans for Friday evening, especially if you’re going away. Either way it makes the weekend feel so much longer.
I also clean and try to grocery shop on Thursdays so I have fewer home to-dos waiting for me over the weekend!
One way is to establish clear and firm boundaries for both! If you have and respect your limits, it becomes easier to make sure one doesn’t damage the other. The specifics of those limits are different for everyone!
What is this "fun" that you speak of
Build great relationships at work. If you enjoy your peers, it’s more enjoyable to be at work. If you can’t stand your coworker, it suck to be at work.
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I make sure to maximize my weekends by doing exactly what I want and what brings me joy. Helps offset any work related stresses/being so busy with work on week days.