The Psychological Pattern Quietly Eroding Your Work-Life Balance
Many professionals respond to job insecurity by working harder. Over time, that response can reshape the boundary between work and home in ways they may not recognize right away.
Many professionals respond to job insecurity by working harder. Over time, that response can reshape the boundary between work and home in ways they may not recognize right away.
When work becomes unbearable, most of us think “I need a career change.” But sometimes you need a different job in the same field. Sometimes the issue is internal strategies making everything harder. Here’s how to tell which problem to address first.
People who reach out to me tend to know they’re capable. What they’re unsure about is why they’re so tired, and why work seems to take everything out of them.
You don’t want to be reactive, so you try to understand the other person’s perspective. You analyze and contextualize until the behavior makes sense. And once it makes sense, the emotional edge comes off.
What most people are actually waiting for isn’t peace. They’re waiting for the correction. For someone to say, plainly: ‘This wasn’t handled well.’ ‘You weren’t the problem after all.’ ‘We got this wrong.