37 Tips for a Better Work-Life Balance

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Managing Your Time
1. The most game-changing advice I’ve gotten is this: If you’re truly going to act on your priorities, you need to dedicate time to them. So, I took a weekly calendar and some crayons, and mapped out my priorities to create a “typical” week, with time dedicated to each of my priorities: exercise, work, family time, and so forth. I started with the “big rocks:” the most important and least flexible responsibilities (I learned this trick from Stephen Covey ). For me, these were work and my children’s sports schedules. Then, I decided when I get my best work done. For example, I knew that my job required time for “deep-thinking” work, so I dedicated one day per week to be meeting-free. Alix Hughes

I've found that planning out everything you do in 24 hours helps. Start from when you wake up to the moment you lay in bed. You'll find that if you're overwhelmed, there's a good chance it's a lack of prioritization rather than the days being short (it ties in with the "Rocks" pretty well I think.) I also recommend keeping one day a week completely empty. Having a day to relax and spend time doing only what you enjoy pays tremendously.