It has been noted that many people who had a big impact on the world gave themselves completely to their work and did not bother with the idea of “work-life balance”. To what extent should people try to have a good work-life balance? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Many great people had dedicated their entire life completely to the
work
that they started, without considering the option to have a good work-life
balance
. This
had resulted in their work
making a big influence on the world. In this
essay, we will look at the details and why we should strive to have a good work-life
balance
.
Completely focussing just on work
and only work
, makes progress faster and encourages to pursue more challenging jobs. Because Individuals spend all of their available time on work
, They completed the project in a short time. For example
, during my college days, When I had spent close to 16 hours daily on my final project, I finished the project in 10 days instead
of a month. Since they are accustomed to spending the entire life on work
, it makes then
accept more challenging to continue the same lifestyle. In the biography of Steve jobs, He says he spends 18 hours a day working which continues to push him further
to achieve new heights in his career.
However
, work-life
balance
is very critical for an individual's health, and to maintain a healthy relationship. As spending time doing regular exercise or playing sports regularly improves ones physical and mental health. For instance
, a recent study by a leading magazine in Canada says having a healthy work-life
balance
improves cardiovascular health and ability to handle stress by 24%. Time spend in bonding and establishing trust and love is very less and thereby getting isolated from the loved ones and family. For example
, When I regularly miss my children’s birthday, It had high impact on them and loosing trust and expectation on me.
In conclusion, Maintaining a work-life
balance
is very important to having a healthy life and establishing a good relationship. In few countries there are strict laws governing the working hours and extra working hours.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.