This may be more for me than for you today, but I’m having the worst time getting my brain back in gear and staying on task at work after traveling the past couple of weeks even after trying to follow my own advice about decompressing after vacation.
Web Worker Daily has some hints about How to Get your Work Done When You’re Not Inspired
The part I struggle with the most is the advice to “Go for quantity first, then evaluate for quality”.
I suffer from an extreme case of perfectionism paralysis when I have trouble doing anything if I can’t do …read more

We talk a lot about work-life balance since many people want to balance or fit the two together.
Different generations have tried different ways to make both work together, but the Generation Y workers and parents of today don’t believe that balance is possible and they see work and life as being blended.
I’m not sure there is one answer as work-life fit or balance may mean something different for each person.
We talk a lot about it, but in the end, some days work commands more attention and other days life commands attention, and often both demand you at the same …read more

A study by the Council on Contemporary Families, Making Time for Work and Family: Got Data? looks at balancing work and family.
The study found that mothers do 14 more hours paid work than they did 40 years ago and 14 less hours of housework as well as 4 more hours of childcare.
Additionally, despite stereotypes to the contrary, dads have increased their participation in housework and child care over the past 30 years. Also, notable, is that fathers who work part time use their extra time on housework and childcare.
I like the fact that the study didn’t say “help out” …read more