Comments on: Work/Life Balance? Yes, for your sake. http://www.photonowonline.com/imgmanagement/2007/04/05/worklife-balance-yes-for-your-sake/ Econ, Entrepreneurship, Pictures, Life Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:22:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Priscilla Reed http://www.photonowonline.com/imgmanagement/2007/04/05/worklife-balance-yes-for-your-sake/#comment-21323 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:17:12 +0000 http://www.photonowonline.com/imgmanagement/2007/04/05/worklife-balance-yes-for-your-sake/#comment-21323 qkrgt2eorkeg9chd qkrgt2eorkeg9chd

]]> by: Ryan http://www.photonowonline.com/imgmanagement/2007/04/05/worklife-balance-yes-for-your-sake/#comment-54 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:02:37 +0000 http://www.photonowonline.com/imgmanagement/2007/04/05/worklife-balance-yes-for-your-sake/#comment-54 First off thanks for taking the time to write a post in response to mine, atleast I struck a chord with some people. I have a couple responses to your take on the blended life idea that I proposed. You mention not being able to put your thoughts on the topic into words until you read the comments for a few days. I think this is because the commenters assumed I was saying things that I never said. Many assumed I work all of the time because I talk of blending, but in reality all I am saying is if we don't assign the labels of "work" and "life" to different tasks, then there wont need to be this balance. Also, Im not advocating multitasking, I am advocating flexibility. Im sure you have this as an entrepreneur so its not a big deal for you, but in the corporate world people tend to completely shut down when not in the office because they often sit in their cubes for 9 or 10 hours a day. The notion that work is not a part of your life is the real issue here. Of course work is part of your life, you spend the majority of your waking hours working; are you not living as well? I posted a follow up article on my website http://employeeevolution.com if you are interested. Ryan First off thanks for taking the time to write a post in response to mine, atleast I struck a chord with some people. I have a couple responses to your take on the blended life idea that I proposed.

You mention not being able to put your thoughts on the topic into words until you read the comments for a few days. I think this is because the commenters assumed I was saying things that I never said. Many assumed I work all of the time because I talk of blending, but in reality all I am saying is if we don’t assign the labels of “work” and “life” to different tasks, then there wont need to be this balance.

Also, Im not advocating multitasking, I am advocating flexibility. Im sure you have this as an entrepreneur so its not a big deal for you, but in the corporate world people tend to completely shut down when not in the office because they often sit in their cubes for 9 or 10 hours a day.

The notion that work is not a part of your life is the real issue here. Of course work is part of your life, you spend the majority of your waking hours working; are you not living as well? I posted a follow up article on my website http://employeeevolution.com if you are interested.

Ryan

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