Work-Life Balance

Achieving Work-Life Balance: Practical Tips for Managing Your Time

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Maintaining an acceptable work-life balance can be challenging. With constant demands from both work and personal life, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. I have struggled with this a lot in the past, and learned one important lesson: Achieving balance doesn’t mean doing it all—it means managing your time effectively and focusing on what truly matters. … Continue reading Achieving Work-Life Balance: Practical Tips for Managing Your Time

The Best Piece of Advice I Ever Had.

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Many years ago, I was torn between many projects, associations and commitments. Between my studies, joining multiple associations, climbing, actively socializing with anyone I met and pursuing creative expression like painting and writing, I was completely spent. During that hectic time, a dear friend shared a simple but life-changing piece of advice: evaluate what drains … Continue reading The Best Piece of Advice I Ever Had.

Simple Tips to Break Free from a One-Dimensional Mindset and Boost Your Creativity

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Ever felt like your studies or work consumed all of your conscious thought, much like a thick fog that never lifts? Even when you're surrounded by friends and family, that one pursuit dominates your mind, clouding every conversation and experience. Your mood rises and falls with the success or failure of this single focus, making … Continue reading Simple Tips to Break Free from a One-Dimensional Mindset and Boost Your Creativity

Designing Your Life in 10-Year Projects: Achieving Fulfillment Through Vision

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Are you ready to rethink the traditional work-life trajectory and see your career as just one piece of a much bigger puzzle? By approaching your life as a series of 10-year projects, you can pursue creative fulfillment and new personal growth without feeling confined by your current role. In my previous article, I explored Jodie … Continue reading Designing Your Life in 10-Year Projects: Achieving Fulfillment Through Vision

5 Steps to Prioritize Creativity Over Work for a Fulfilling Life

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In a society that often places work at the center of our identities, it’s easy to forget that there’s more to life than our jobs. Many of us feel pressured to derive all our fulfillment from our careers, but what if there’s another way? What if work could be a sidequest, and the real adventure … Continue reading 5 Steps to Prioritize Creativity Over Work for a Fulfilling Life

Beyond The 40-Hour Workweek: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?

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So, you're out there job hunting, and every opportunity that comes your way demands the infamous 40-hour work week. Following Matthew Dicks's understanding of time in his enlightening book Someday is Today, this is a weekly commitment of 2,400 minutes, or 144,000 precious seconds. Seconds of your life that you’ll never get back. Tim Ferris, … Continue reading Beyond The 40-Hour Workweek: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?