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 it exactly like I want to do it. However, I’m concluding that, like Nike says, I should, “Just Do It”.

I’ll “just do it” right after I go get something to drink and see what’s going on over in the department and go to the bathroom and get a snack…

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Getting work done when you’re not inspired

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 time.

It’s just life and what works one day might not work another. We can talk about it, or we can, like Nike says, “Just Do It”.

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Is work-life balance outdated?

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” when describing a father’s share of the work around the house. That terminology has always irritated me.

“Helping out” describes something optional, or that you’re doing a favor for someone. Caring for your children and doing housework is just what needs to be done, a mother isn’t in charge by default and a father isn’t an assistant who asks what needs to be done next.

It’s interesting reading, though in real life, I don’t stop to think much about who spends hours on what around our house. Like Nike says, we just do it.

(via: Working Dad)

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How Americans spend time on work and family