Comments on: Work Life Balance: Weekend Thoughts

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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:40:55 +0000

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By: steve

steve — Sun, 06 May 2007 21:42:30 +0000

Even if you don’t have a family you still have friends and hobbies. You must play or work will consume you and worse when it is the only thing in your life you will become very obsessive and very boring.

By: Artem

Artem — Sun, 06 May 2007 19:58:09 +0000

My weekends is always in work. Maybe because I don’t have family yet?

By: Carolyn Manning

Carolyn Manning — Sun, 06 May 2007 14:56:53 +0000

You’re so right Steve. But I don’t do it. Well, not yet, anyway. These days, I try to give myself an hour or so in the afternoon and another couple every evening. It’s not ideal, but it’s a start.

By: JTreiber

JTreiber — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:56:05 +0000

Great Post! I think “me” time is critical but very hard to come by, especially for those of us just starting at our new venture. I can honestly say I don’t have a routine. My partner and I work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you think the remaining 6 hours a day are spent sleeping, you’re wrong. We can’t sleep because we’re thinking about the next day’s challenges. My routine basically goes like this: Work as hard as I can for as long as I can until I get burnt out. Then take a day/afternoon/evening off and relax with friends, watch a movie, play sports, etc. However, this could be a Tuesday afternoon or a Saturday or Sunday. For us, there’s not schedule. Clients come first and our passion for our venture, OnCard Marketing, is what fuels our tenacious work habits. Good thing we’re young and unmarried with little other financial or social commitments. Healthy… probably not. Fun, exhilarating… absolutely. We just take time away from the business whenever it gets to be too much but are always back to the grinder as soon as that all-to-familiar sense of guilt sets in…

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:45:30 +0000

Serious words of wisdom here. I am currently working 7 days a week (84 hours last week) and its running me down. I need to make a move to something that is a fair balance between being comfortable and challenging. If you have no “me time” its hard to enjoy anything.

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Worth a shot to get something back. Anyway, best of luck, and keep on blogging.

By: oli

oli — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:25:57 +0000

I work huge hours in the week so I always take the weekends off, its a time for seeing friends, watching football and generally relaxing…