Technology can be a double-edged sword – remote access to email, Skype, smart phones and easy access to the Internet via our mobiles has allowed given us the ability to work from home and in theory, achieving work life balance but has this inadvertently increased the hours we work? Here are five work life balance strategies to rein back your work hours, get your personal life back and working to live instead of living to work. Working from home is an ideal way in achieving a work life balance and adding more flexibility to your day. You can save hours commuting back and forth to work, develop an exercise routine you can stick to and save money on transport and lunches. Working from home though can also be fraught with problems and you can easily develop bad habits such as working longer hours, lacking motivation and discipline.
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Work smarter not harder
Instead of adding more hours to your workload, try and stay within the realm of your standard working day by working smarter not harder. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Learning to use your time more effectively is an important skill that every person can learn whether they are the receptionist or the CEO. Here are some time management tips to add more balance to your day: