Work vs. Life
We talk about work/life balance at Microsoft quite a bit. This blog entry on Fast Company Now mentions how it's a European Union policy as well. I agree with the author that it means work and life are completely separate, a point of view that doesn't sit well with me.
Trying to use the Getting Things Done methodology promoted by David Allen, for example, is severely hampered by too many walls dividing work and life. Projects might be work projects, "life" projects, or span across both. Considering work and life to be two separate worlds also hampers ones ability to be effective in either as it creates a mental barrier to applying lessons learned and best practices from one to the other.
Thackara says in his blog entry that it explains why so many people dislike or hate their work. I think it also explains why so many people, content at work, dislike or hate their lives.
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