Thus, a strategy is needed to conserve resources (time, energy, etc.). The strategy in question can be in the form of implementing a work-life balance. We need to work on work-life balance in our daily lives.
All this time we have thought: "If the work is done, then we can do other things outside of work.", then the work-life balance will never be achieved.Â
The work will never be finished/settled. As individuals full of initiative, we know that work will always be with us. It is very difficult for us to have a work-life balance if we do not work on it.
For this reason, we need to straighten out the logic that may have been misunderstood. We need to be logical that if we try to keep our lives balanced, we will be able to perceive that the workload is not excessive, or that we are not trapped to feel psychological fatigue.
According to Clutterbuck (2005; in Synowiec-PiÅ‚at et al., 2021), to achieve work-life balance, individuals must be able to be aware of the various demands that will have consequences on their time and energy.Â
Individuals need to make choices about how to use (invest) time and energy. In making choices, individuals can base their decisions on the values or life goals they want to achieve.Â
This means that every free time is not wasted, but needs to be filled with (small) steps that are in the direction of the goal to be achieved.
Leisure Activities
Based on Nash's theory of Normative Hierarchy of Leisure Activity, developed by Jay B. Nash in 1953, leisure time can be described in the form of a hierarchy (pyramid) that indicates that not all activities have the same value.
(-1) The lowest level (Sub-zero Level) is destructive activity or unlawful activity and criminal in nature (Delinquency, Crime).
(0) Zero Level is an activity that is fun and potentially harmful to oneself (such as drunkenness, gambling, etc., which are excesses).
