4 reasons why you really need to have a life outside the office

david nganga

August 29, 2017 3:55 PM

Why you need to get a life outside of work.

We live in a fast-paced world where it is becoming hard to maintain work-life balance.

As we grow increasinglymore connected through technology and social media, it is becoming more and more difficult to separate work from our personal lives.

It is however worth-noting that maintaining a work-balance is not only important for our personal health and relationships, but can also help your overall work performance.

This is why you really need to have a life outside the office:

1. You avoid burn out

If you work out all the time, you’ll happen to burnout at some time. And it is not easy coming back from it. Work-life balance is very important as it eases off pressures of your office and allows you to focus more on personal interests and activities.

Do not be the kind of person who brings his/her work problems into your home life. Come up with a good time plan that will enable you avoid burn out at all costs.

2. Minimize health problems

You are more likely to fall ill if you often get stressed at your workplace. Stress is a factor that can cause sickness and disease.

And since it has such a huge impact on your health, it’s even more of a reason why finding and maintaining your work-life balance is extremely important.

3. Enhances creativity

"Being creative and innovative requires exposure to new ideas and people," says Leigh Steere, co-founder of Managing People Better a management research firm in Boulder, Colorado.

"If an employee sits at a desk for hours on end, they're not reading books, having conversations and engaging in non-work activities that can fuel idea generation. Without a steady stream of fresh thinking, businesses become stale and stagnant. This is a dollar and cents issue for an employer."

4. Gives you time to learn and create new hobbies

A work-life balance helps you learn and create new hobbies and time to do things for yourself. Whether you like reading, cooking, working out or playing a sport, with a work-life balance, you’ll have time to express yourself and do things you love outside of the office.

david nganga