Metadata
- Author: Jessica de Bloom & Merly Kosenkranius
- Full Title:: How to Craft a Harmonious Life
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://psyche.co/guides/why-you-should-forget-work-life-balance-in-crafting-a-good-life?utm_source=rss-feed
- Finished date:: 2023-02-15
Highlights
Based on our research and experience, we propose that, as long as your psychological needs are satisfied to a certain degree in any of the roles you have, you are fine (View Highlight)
The important point is that it doesn’t matter how much each domain of your life contributes to your needs, as long as your needs are somehow met by one or more of all the different roles you play in life (View Highlight)
Detachment is your need for psychological disengagement from effortful tasks, such as certain work-related activities or care-taking responsibilities. To experience detachment, you must not only stop the demanding activity itself, but also stop thinking about it, taking a mental distance (View Highlight)