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1. Step Away From The Email<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, a report circulated that a French law banned employees from checking work emails after 6pm<\/a>. It wasn\u2019t true but fitted with our notion of the French as a nation of slackers favouring long lunches, five-day weekends and plenty of slap and tickle while les rosbifs<\/em> carried on working through the night. But maybe there should<\/em> be a law against after-hours fielding of bosses\u2019 emails? \u201cIt would be impossible to enforce,\u201d says Leeds-based life coach Melanie Allen<\/a>. \u201cBut companies should think about productivity. Is this incessant checking of emails and social media by their employees adding to productivity or just pointless stress?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Just Say NO<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re available 24\/7 to your boss\u2019s \u2013 with all due respect \u2013 increasingly loopy and unremitting demands, and you\u2019re the kind of person who as a result gets overloaded, try harnessing the power of no. Allen advises: \u201cIf you tend to say yes without thinking when you\u2019re asked to do something extra, stall. Don\u2019t answer straight away. Say you\u2019ll get back to the person asking, then use that time to think clearly about whether to say yes or no. If you want to say yes, fine. But if you want to say no, say no and keep saying it. Don\u2019t justify your actions or give excuses.\u201d The Mental Health Foundation recommends that when work demands are too high, you must speak up. Your role model here might well be Eric Cantona: in the Ken Loach film Looking for Eric<\/em>, he instructs a dithering Englishman on the power of saying no. Or rather \u201cnon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Work Smarter, Not Harder<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a belief that working more and sleeping less boosts success, with Margaret Thatcher often cited\u2014she reportedly thrived on just four hours of sleep. Today, some call it \u201csleep hacking,\u201d training your body to need less rest. But US academic Matt Might argues that this mindset is flawed. In his blog, he explains: \u201cWork = unit of work\/hour \u00d7 hours worked.\u201d Too many focus only on hours, neglecting productivity per hour. The Mental Health Foundation advises: \u201cWork smart, not long.\u201d That means tight prioritisation\u2014limiting time per task and avoiding time-wasters like unstructured meetings. We\u2019ve all sat through meetings dominated by loud voices that never challenge the status quo. This isn\u2019t working smart. Despite longer hours than some European peers, British productivity remains low. The toll? The Foundation reports that long hours leave 27% of workers feeling depressed, 34% anxious, and 58% irritable. Clearly, smarter work\u2014not longer hours\u2014is the better path forward.
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4. Leave Work At Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you\u2019re about to leave work, maybe heading for cocktails\u2014even if it\u2019s only Tuesday. Before you go, jot down any outstanding tasks or thoughts. \u201cThen shut the diary, turn off your PC, store your message and leave,\u201d advises Allen. \u201cFocus on the image of closing the diary or powering down your PC.\u201d If this isn\u2019t possible, try Allen\u2019s stop-breathe technique: take a slow breath and acknowledge that your workday is over. If you can\u2019t do that at the office, do it on the train, bus, or even in your car\u2014sit for a moment before starting the engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closure is essential for a healthy work-life balance. The Mental Health Foundation suggests that if you must bring work home, confine it to a specific area. Physically closing a door on work\u2014even symbolically\u2014helps reinforce the boundary between your professional and personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Forget About Perfection<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The idea of putting work away sounds simple\u2014but what if you realize something wasn\u2019t done perfectly and go back to fix it? \u201cSome people find it very hard to let things go,\u201d says Allen. \u201cI call it \u2018good enough versus fabulous.\u2019 Sometimes, if you\u2019re overworked, you need to tell yourself what you\u2019ve done may not be perfect, but it\u2019s good enough.\u201d She gives the example of a woman returning to full-time work who\u2019s frustrated by how her partner does the laundry\u2014T-shirts inside out, sleeves mangled. \u201cBut she has to let that go or she\u2019ll end up doing more when she\u2019s already stressed.\u201d Don\u2019t put pressure on yourself when it\u2019s not needed\u2014at work or at home. As Netmums tells working mothers: \u201cGive yourself a break. It doesn\u2019t matter if your home\u2019s not immaculate and your children aren\u2019t fed super-nutritious, cooked-from-scratch food every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. Don\u2019t Be A Martyr<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is also the tendency I come across where somebody will say, \u2018I have to do everything round here,\u2019\u201d says Allen. \u201cTo feel like a martyr gives some people a great deal of pleasure \u2013 they feel they\u2019re powerful and busy.\u201d And what\u2019s wrong with that? \u201cIt\u2019s worth thinking about how infuriating that is for other people. The reason most people are martyrs is that they want the approval of others; if they realise martyrdom \u2013 just doing all the work \u2013 is exasperating to be around, they might stop behaving that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Ease Off The Adrenaline<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Do you need the rush of adrenaline all the time, whether it\u2019s at the gym, in the sack or at the coalface of paid employment? \u201cYou really ought to monitor that,\u201d says Allen. \u201cYou need to ask yourself how well your life is really going. What happens often is that those hooked on adrenaline hop from one rush to another \u2013 from one task to another, from work to gym. What\u2019s that like for your family and friends to be around? Not much fun, especially when you crash \u2013 which inevitably you will.\u201d
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8. Think about retirement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome people are wedded to work, especially if they\u2019re self-employed,\u201d says Allen. \u201cBut I get them to ask themselves: if work is the only thing you do, then what happens if you lose your job or if your business fails? I don\u2019t underestimate the difficulties of putting work back in its box at a time of austerity, but I try to encourage my clients to think of it this way: for most people there will be gaps in employment. What do you do then? And what about when you retire? Sure, you may well carry on working in a part-time capacity, which I think is a good thing, but you will need other interests in life when work becomes less important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. Make \u2019em wait<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

One way to avoid being incessantly available is to make it clear to your colleagues that you will reply to emails within 24 or 48 hours. \u201cAs long as you\u2019re reliable about replying in the end, it\u2019s surprising how little this bothers people,\u201d argues Oliver Burkeman, author of Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done<\/a>. Quite so, but texting is based on different parameters \u2013 to send a text is to expect a quick, even immediate reply. But fear not, remember point two – just say no. You need to make it clear that you\u2019re not endlessly available for work queries outside working hours. Admittedly, that\u2019s easier said than done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10. Set your own rules<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou really need to find your own work-life balance, probably with the help of others,\u201d says Allen. \u201cThe important thing is to ignore the shoulds \u2013 the shoulds that come from others or from internalizing their mindsets. You have to rely on your own intuition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re witnessing a generational shift in attitudes toward work. Millennials (born after 1980) are more likely to blur the lines between work and home. Around 81% of them believe they should set their own work patterns. For some, this might involve virtual meetings (like Skype), working from home when they choose, and, ideally, having a no-recrimination clause to prevent backlash when they decline work on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the ideal might be a dream, finding a workable balance is key. The evolving workforce seeks flexibility and autonomy, pushing companies to consider how to adapt to these changing attitudes and redefine traditional work expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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