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Balance Your Personal and Professional Responsibilities Without Losing Sleep
It’s easier than you might think
Balancing personal and professional responsibilities can be difficult. It can seem like there is no end to the demands on your time. And you may feel like the only way to get everything done is to sacrifice your sleep.
Nope. Bad idea.
The good news is that getting everything done and enjoying plenty of rest is possible.
Try these tips to balance your responsibilities better to give yourself some much-needed sleep time:
Dedicate personal and professional time. It’s important to set boundaries between personal time and professional time. This is the first step in balancing both areas of your life. Split your day accordingly and stick to the separation.
How you use your time is up to you. The only rule is that each area doesn’t overlap with the other.
Prioritize responsibilities. Once you’ve set your boundaries, focus on prioritizing your tasks in each area. How you spend your time depends on what’s most important to you.
If it seems like you’re always addressing urgent matters, it also could mean that the important ones are getting overlooked. Understand that urgency does not equal…
