How do you maintain work life balance when your job is demanding?

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I work in a high-pressure industry and the expectation is that you are always available. I check emails at 10pm, skip vacations, and have not had a proper weekend in months. I know this is unsustainable but I don't know how to change it without it affecting my career.

daniel_lewis · Accepted Answer

Work expands to fill the time and attention you give it. Set a hard stop time and communicate it professionally. Most urgent things can wait until morning. The culture of always-on is maintained by everyone participating in it.

emily_rose · Answer

Your best work requires recovery time. A brain that never rests produces worse work, not more of it. Protecting your personal time is not unprofessional, it's strategic.

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