Why it helps Ever heard the adage “Walk away from it; an answer will come to you”? Finding a healthy work/life balance is essential, but not just because it will make you a happier person; it will also give you necessary distance from your work, and distance promotes perspective and allows for breakthroughs.
Quotable Mayo Clinic Staff: “Balance doesn't mean doing everything. Examine your priorities and set boundaries. Be firm in what you can and cannot do. Only you can restore harmony to your lifestyle.”
GET MORE SLEEP
Why it helps Researchers believe that sleep deprivation directly affects the part of the brain responsible for innovation; decision-making ability; and mental focus and agility. Think you can be a good agent without those things?
Quotable From the National Sleep Foundation: “If sleep is cut short, the body doesn’t have time to complete all of the phases needed for muscle repair, memory consolidation and release of hormones regulating growth and appetite. Then we wake up less prepared to concentrate, make decisions, or engage fully in school and social activities.”
LAUGH MORE
Why it helps Humor smoothes the bumps of life, and according to Adrian Gostick, author of “The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up,” it also boosts productivity and promotes workplace camaraderie.
Quotable Henry Ward Beecher: “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”
