Clear the obstacles to a balanced life: are you a perfectionist? A pessimist? An all-or-nothing competitor? If so, you may be headed for burnout. Avoid these traps, and you'll have a shot at long-term career satisfaction and personal happiness.
Trial, July, 2003 by Ostrow, Ellen
The average number of hours that Americans spend al work has increased about 10 percent in the last 25 years. (1) Ideas about how to address today's "time famine" fill pop psychology books, news articles, and cocktail party conversations. We're told that the trend is driven by the competitiveness of the global economy, technology-created 24/7 availability and demand, increased costs of employee benefits, and our insatiable consumerism. But the tide of overwork has not been stemmed by the surfeit of explanations and admonitions to change our ways.
Lawyers seem particularly resistant to "take time for your life" advice. In fact, many lawyers tout their workaholism as a badge of honor, bragging to peers about the number of hours logged in at the office or...
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