Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before ...

We recovering workaholics and do-aholics are in a large club. One of the most difficult things to give up on the road to recovery is the habit of managing our lives with conscious attention. It’s more ...

Over 200 years ago, in 1817, the Welsh-born manufacturer and labor rights activist Robert Owen argued for “eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest.” The belief was that the human ...

The following cheat-sheet will give you an idea of how many rest days you need a week, depending on your goals: ...

When I quit my job in the great resignation of 2020 to become a freelance writer, I was determined to continue working eight-hour days. I was a “real” full-time writer, after all, and I needed to ...

After attempting work-life balance and coming up short until I fall flat on my face into "self-love" via a massage twice a year, I’m done with trying to balance work and life. Why? Because in that ...

The traditional boundaries between professional and personal life are increasingly blurred. The idea of work-life balance — where work and personal time are neatly divided — has given way to a more ...

A couple years ago, my wife and I were afforded a Sabbath. A three-month rest, if you will, from our normal duties or work. During that time a feeling I have had about the tension between rest and ...