Managing your free time.

Managing your free time.

By Юлія Лучко

Discuss the questions.

1. How many hours per week do you typically spend working? Do you think this is above or below average? Why?

2. What is the first thing you usually do when you have finished work at the end of the week?

3. Are you able to stop thinking about work in your free time? Why/Why not?

4. What activities do you usually do to relax?

5. Would you like to have more free time? Why/Why not? What would you do with it if so?

Free time Manag - Match up

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Now in pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. What can you do to empower the people you work with in their roles?

2. Have you or anyone you know ever suffered from burnout? What happened? How did you/they deal with it?

3. Does your company accommodate the needs of its employees? Or could it do more?

Watch the rest of the video (01:07 - 05:05) and decide which of the following pieces of advice the business person gives.

1. Spend 15 minutes sitting quietly after work to separate work from your free time.

2. Treat your weekend as if it was a holiday.

3. Make sure you get some exercise during the workday.

4. If you are not available, ask colleagues to only contact you in an emergency.

5. If you are able to, move a Monday deadline to a Tuesday afternoon to protect your weekend.

6. Create a list of what you need to do the next day before you leave work.

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Why do you think it is that some people work really long hours and have little personal time?

2. In your opinion, are there problems with work/life balance with your workplace? Why/Why not?

3. Does your company do anything which helps its employees address the problems of stress and burnout? What are they?

4. What did you think about the suggestions that were made in the video? Were they useful to you? Why/Why not?

5. What other suggestions can you think of which would help someone have a healthier balance of work and life?