{"id":7523,"date":"2019-03-11T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T10:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/5-ways-to-achieve-work-life-balance-7523\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:14:11","slug":"5-ways-to-achieve-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/5-ways-to-achieve-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to achieve work-life balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let\u2019s face it – work is demanding and managing so many tasks along with family obligations is no mean feat. Majority of Malays concur – according to a recent Monster poll, 41% said that working beyond office hours is a sign of an over-worked person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monster has launched the Work Life Balance campaign <\/a>to raise awareness on this issue and to encourage job seekers to go for the jobs that help them manage their work and personal lives in a more efficient manner.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For more videos of the Work-Life Balance, series click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a little too familiar with the frazzled, blurry-eyed feeling after all those extra hours, consider these quick fixes for achieving and maintaining a healthy work\/life balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Prioritise your tasks and time<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nWe know you\u2019ve heard this before, but if you\u2019re starting the day without a to-do-list, you\u2019re bound to end up working late. Set work hours for yourself and do everything that it takes to stick to them. Otherwise, before you know it, you\u2019ll be working until midnight for weeks!<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Stay focused and delegate<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you\u2019re trying to please everyone around by taking on more than you can do in 8 hours, you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure. Don\u2019t try and be all things to all people. Focus on your strengths and prudently delegate some work to others. <\/span><\/p>\n

3. Learn to say no<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you\u2019re available 24\/7 to increasingly demanding boss, then you\u2019ve got to start saying NO. Saying yes to every task might make you feel like the model employee, but it set a precedent – one that you might not be able to shake. Instead, take a moment to think about whether you have the capacity to take on the work being asked of you. If you don\u2019t – or if you can\u2019t meet the deadline – don\u2019t say yes. Explain why you can\u2019t take it on, and stand your ground. <\/span><\/p>\n

4. Be concise<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nSome people are really good at appearing busy and overworked. You will see them complain about their workloads, and they\u2019re often the ones telling people what they\u2019re doing \u2013 at meetings, during lunch, to friends on the phone – rather than actually doing it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing this mindset is like breaking a bad habit. A good start would be to cut out distractions and set strict, non-negotiable deadlines for yourself. Minimise time spent in meetings, and be mindful of having the same conversation twice. Involving a helpful friend or colleague to ensure you stick to your schedule is key.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Don\u2019t forget to unplug<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nWith the ubiquity of smart devices, no doubt you\u2019re expected to stay connected all through the day \u2013 you need to stop! Turning off from the outside world provides time to recover from weekly stress<\/a>. It also gives us space to let other thoughts and ideas surface.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s face it – work is demanding and managing so many tasks along with family obligations is no mean feat. Majority of Malays concur – according to a recent Monster poll, 41% said that working beyond office hours is a sign of an over-worked person. Monster has launched the Work Life Balance campaign to raise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-work-life-balance"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20920,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions\/20920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}