Secrets of Balancing Work and Family Life

We live in a world where there is a relentless focus on improving productivity and efficiency. We want to do more of everything and do it quick. There is a spurt of books on how to improve our productivity. There are numerous blog posts about hacks to improve productivity. Despite all of this, we are living in a world where there is a minuscule percent of people who are able to accomplish much more than the rest of the population. There is a dearth of good leaders – both in business and public life. In this blog post, I am trying to explore what is amiss and what can we do about this. Why do we want to improve our productivity? While everyone wants to improve their ability to produce more, most forget the reason why they want to be more productive. The reasons could be different for different people: • For some, it is about accomplishing more so that they can rise in the corporate ladder. • For some, it could be about completing their work so that they can find some leisure time to spend with family, friends, or with themselves. • For some, it could be about a pursuit of constant improvement. The point is that we need to know what is our individual reason to want to improve our productivity. This way, we are intentional about what we are trying to achieve by working on our productivity. There are three main parts of a student’s life which consumes most of their time; study, work, and personal life. Study and work both can take up an ample amount of time and very less time may remain for personal stuff. This is one of the major issues a student face. So, the question is: How to balance study, work, and personal life? It is important to balance productivity with leisure and entertainment.