February 2008 « LiveWorkBalance

Archive for February, 2008

Keeping the engines of progress moving ever forward

As some of you may have noticed, my posting schedule has been a little less, well, scheduled of late. Those of you who know me outside of the (expansive) confines of this blog know that is because I have been inordinately busy at work of late, but that is really neither here nor there.
Suffice [...]

Posted on February 18th, 2008 under Productivity. Tags: attitude, control, environment, Productivity, stress, tips, work-life balance. Comments: None

Quick and Dirty: Building walls and taking breaks

Well, it’s the end of another lovely/snowy (CYOA - Choose Your Own Adjective) week here in Ottawa, and before we all head off to the weekend, I just wanted to share a few quick articles that I thought you’d like.
First, for those of us working in environments where interruptions are the rule, rather than the [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2008 under Quick and Dirty. Tags: benefits, boundaries, focus, interruptions, motivation, relax, winter. Comments: None

Bend, not break: flexibility and work-life balance

Frequently, work-life balance is spoken of like it’s some kind of ideal end state. We schedule the various facets of our lives one time, and that serves us well for the foreseeable future. But, as anyone who’s actually lived a day in reality, we know that nothing is a constant. There’s reasons for [...]

Posted on February 6th, 2008 under General. Tags: adaptability, attitude, environment, work-life balance. Comments: None