Why Is The Work/Life Balance Such An Important Concept?

We’re sure that you have all heard of the term work/life balance before. It’s something that determines the delicate balance between how much you are working, and how much time you are spending outside of your job, not doing things related to work. For a lot of people, especially entrepreneurs, their work/life balance is shocking. It’s time to stop this from happening, as increasing numbers of people are struggling. But, why is it so important? Let’s have a look.

Avoiding Burn Out

One of the key reasons that a good work/life balance is so important is because it helps you to avoid burnout. Burnout is what happens when you work too hard, for too long, without taking any time for yourself. It’s hard to deal with when it happens, and it often renders people generally useless in terms of work for a few days while they recover. Of course, this is not the goal for anyone, but it happens more than you would like to think.

This is often a sign of being overworked, and it needs to stop. If you can feel yourself approaching burnout, then you need to take a break. You should never even get to this point, but you should use this feeling to stress to yourself the importance of the right balance.

Improvement In Productivity

We also have noticed that those who have a better work/life balance tend to be more productive. It’s not like it’s news to anyone that when you are well rested, when you don’t feel the crushing pressure of your job weighing down on you every five seconds, that you are generally more productive than you would be otherwise. So, it then makes sense to prioritize a good work/life balance, no?

Trust us when we say that if you track the productivity levels, you will notice that when you are well rested, your productivity shoots up.

Happiness Levels

The final point that we want to make is that happiness levels will also rise, and with happiness levels rising, that’s another point for productivity. If you think about it, you’re going to do some of your best work when you are in a good mood, ready to dedicate yourself as much as you can to your job, whatever that may be. If you’re miserable, you’re going to be preoccupied and unable to focus, making you your own worst enemy. 

We recommend trying out a workcation as this really is the best combination of both worlds. You do a little work, but you get to sit on the beach and sip on your favorite drinks at the same time, where’s the downside?

We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now have a stronger understanding of why the work/life balance is such an important concept. It’s not always easy to get this going either for yourself or to encourage employees to do this if you have them, but we promise that it’s worth the effort. You will see such an improvement in performance if everyone took the time to work on their work/life balance a little more.