19.4 Balancing Work and Personal Life

• Implementing work-life balance strategies can improve overall well-being.
• Boundaries protect your personal time and energy from work demands
• What is one benefit of setting boundaries between work and personal time?

  Reduces stress
• Match the boundary type with its description:

  Time-Based ↔️ Allocating specific hours for work and personal activities

  Physical ↔️ Designating a workspace separate from living areas

  Emotional ↔️ Protecting emotional well-being by addressing stress
• Disconnecting from technology during personal time helps maintain boundaries.
• Selbstpflege involves activities that promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being
• What is one example of a Selbstpflege activity?

  Jogging
• Match the Selbstpflege activity with its benefit:

  Bewegung ↔️ Stressabbau, verbesserte Stimmung

  Achtsamkeit ↔️ Reduziert Ängste, fördert innere Ruhe

  Hobbys ↔️ Bietet Freude und Entspannung

  Soziale Interaktion ↔️ Fördert soziale Bindungen und Unterstützung
• Steps to integrate Selbstpflege into your routine

  1️⃣ Plan: Reserve time for Selbstpflege in your calendar

  2️⃣ Prioritize: Recognize that Selbstpflege is as important as work tasks

  3️⃣ Flexibility: Adapt your Selbstpflege routine to your needs
• In German-speaking cultures, Kurzarbeit involves reducing working hours during economic downturns
• What is the purpose of betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung in German-speaking cultures?

  Improve employee well-being
• Work-life balance practices in German-speaking cultures reflect cultural values.
• Role-playing scenarios in German related to work-life balance help improve language skills and prepare for real-life interactions
• What is an example of "Flexibilisierung" in Germany?

  Working from home
• Cultural values in Germany emphasize balancing work and personal life
• What does "Role-Play Work-Life Balance Scenarios in German" involve?

  Practicing conversations
• Discussing flexible working hours with an employer is a common scenario in "Role-Play Work-Life Balance Scenarios in German".
• What is the German translation for "Work-Life Balance"?

  Arbeits- und Privatleben im Gleichgewicht
• Eine gute Work-Life Balance bedeutet, dass man beruflich erfolgreich ist, ohne das Privatleben zu vernachlässigen
• Eine ausgewogene Work-Life Balance zu erreichen ist wichtig, um Stress zu vermeiden und die Gesundheit zu erhalten.
• What are common challenges to balancing work and personal life?

  Long working hours, high stress levels
• Lange Arbeitszeiten führen zu Erschöpfung und weniger Zeit für Familie und Hobbys
• Hohe Stresslevel können die Gesundheit und Zufriedenheit im Privatleben beeinträchtigen.
• What is the purpose of the Eisenhower Matrix in time management?

  Classify tasks by importance and urgency
• Steps to create a daily schedule for better time management

  1️⃣ Prioritise tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix

  2️⃣ Allocate specific time slots for each task

  3️⃣ Ensure breaks and personal time are included

  4️⃣ Review and adjust the schedule as needed
• Die Pomodoro-Technik beinhaltet fokussierte Arbeitsintervalle gefolgt von kurzen Pausen
• Grenzen setzen zwischen Arbeits- und Privatzeit ist entscheidend für eine gesunde Work-Life Balance.
• What is a time-based boundary for work-life balance?

  Allocating specific hours for work
• "Ich bin nach 18 Uhr nicht mehr erreichbar" bedeutet auf Englisch "I am no longer available after6 PM".
• Selbstpflege ist das Praktizieren von Aktivitäten, die das körperliche, emotionale und geistige Wohlbefinden fördern
• What is one benefit of physical activity for self-care?

  Stress reduction
• Selbstpflege sollte genauso wichtig wie Arbeitsaufgaben priorisiert werden.
• The Eisenhower Matrix classifies tasks by importance and urgency
• The Eisenhower Matrix reduces stress by focusing effort on crucial tasks.
• Creating daily, weekly, or monthly schedules improves organisation
• The Pomodoro Technique involves working in focused 25-minute intervals followed by a short break
• What is the primary benefit of the Pomodoro Technique?

  Boosts concentration
• Communicating personal boundaries with colleagues is a common scenario in work-life balance
• What is an example phrase in German for requesting flexible working hours?

  "Könnte ich flexible Arbeitszeiten haben, um meine Familie besser zu unterstützen?"
• The phrase "Könnte ich flexible Arbeitszeiten haben, um meine Familie besser zu unterstützen?" translates to "Could I have flexible working hours to support my family better?".