Did you know that 21% of individuals with better work life balance are more productive than others?

In simple terms, Work life balance can be defined as a ‘Tradeoff’ between the time spent on doing your work related tasks versus spending time with your family and friends or fulfilling personal interests.

Life is not easy with ever evolving and never ending desires and wants. The real issue comes when an individual cannot balance his/her time with everything. This has been a real challenge for centuries. Nowadays, many have a holistic view of work and life where they expect the same from their employers. Perhaps, many successful companies are those who considered employee health and wealth while maintaining productivity and economic benefits. Today, work life balance is a crucial workplace attribute which is only second to compensation and 85% of companies who offer work-life balance programs reported an increase in productivity. 

So let’s get to know few tips which aids to have an improved work life balance amidst this covid19 pandemic.

Prioritize your work

Any dedicated professional should start to prioritize important tasks first over typical demands. One clever hack to achieve this would be by utilizing the Eisenhower Matrix. Here you can find tasks that falls into the ‘Urgent and Important’ category. This will help to say no for energy and time consuming tasks which are less important and urgent. Proper planning can be done by setting goals with a time frame.

Maintaining a good physical health

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a healthy diet is very important as unhealthy food patterns can lead to serious health diseases. Try exercising few minutes per a day or once in two days to stay physically fit. Have a separate time to do a bit of exercises if you are someone who is extremely busy and does not have enough time to attend a gym. If not the best thing you can do is to calm your mind through meditation.

Have time for your Hobbies

Everyone has a hobby in their life. It can be painting, dancing, singing, writing and the list goes on. A good work life balance is not only about managing your family and work but also about giving time for yourself. With all the cries and hues, we often miss time to spend on doing what makes us happy and things that makes us mentally satisfied. Therefore, do not forget to do what makes you happy. Focus on your hobbies and entertain yourself.

Invest in Relationships

One of the important things when it comes to work life is that you should not let your work stress or issues have a negative impact on your relationships or at home. always leave your work issues at the office and start afresh after going home. always communicate with your loved ones and do what makes everyone happy. Have a friendly chit chat, watch a movie together or cook something delicious. Social support and solid connections has the ability to increase longevity and improve health. Lack of strong relationships also increase the risk of premature deaths. Therefore, make sure to get connected with your friends and family at all times.

Establishing work life balance is an ongoing process where you will have to constantly get involved with learning and adapting when your interests and priorities change over time. So Let it be fun! And make sure to assess your productivity and how you have spent your time and energy effectively.