Comments on: Balancing Work and … Work

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:23:08 +0000

Thanks! I have trouble keeping my lists realistic at times … breaking it down definitely helps prevent overwhelm. Good luck with the new blog!

By: Laura Elliott

Laura Elliott — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:26:13 +0000

Hi Ali

Another awesome post, I like the way you have presented the concept of balance – I can really relate as I’ve been working on a new blog and have found myself getting bogged down in the detail and planning. It’s refreshing for me to take a step back and think about the big picture and what actions I need to take. I’ve set myself a realistic of list of small tasks to complete this week.
Thank you

Laura

By: Solo

Solo — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:57:15 +0000

Thanks for the observation about the font/background. I've changed it and it's much better, thanks to your keen eye. Enjoying your blog:) .-= Solo´s last blog ..Chemically Motivated Selfishness =-.

By: Life: A Balancing Act — Aliventures

Life: A Balancing Act — Aliventures — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:48:29 +0000

[...] This is the third and final part in a series on “balance”. If you missed the earlier posts, they are #1: Rethinking the Idea of “Work/Life” Balance and #2: Balancing Work and … Work. [...]

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:30:11 +0000

How embarrassing! You’re quite right. I’ve fixed it; thanks for the heads-up.

(I considered silently fixing it and deleting your comment, but that’d be terribly sneaky )

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:27:08 +0000

Ooh, nice term, “noodling”. I’m not sure that was the exact stage I was thinking of — I was in a less creative mindset there! — but I agree it’s a hugely important (and oft neglected) stage. I find walking helps when I’m stuck on a piece of fiction writing, or simply daydreaming.

(By the way, on the browser I’m using – Firefox – the font on your site is quite hard to read, it’s a sort of white highlighted blue monospaced font (Courier New or something) on top of a blue background. Just thought I’d mention that in case it’s giving anyone else eye-strain!)

By: Ali Hale

Ali Hale — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:23:23 +0000

I find it's particularly helpful to set a length of time for tasks like emails and other essentially bottomless things... .-= Ali Hale´s last blog ..Balancing Work and … Work =-.

By: Edward

Edward — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:03:03 +0000

I am afraid to be mistaken, but I believe that Planning verses Doing should actually be "Planning versUs Doing" .-= Edward´s last blog ..Lisa Kudrow – Piquant Flavor Of Friends =-.

By: Personal Development Favorites For June 6, 2010

Personal Development Favorites For June 6, 2010 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:07:07 +0000

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By: Solo

Solo — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:44:04 +0000

Hey, Ali,
This is great for finessing the details and organizing by step by step planning versus doing. I like your logical approach to balancing work/vs./lifegoals. I’ve written a piece on that elusive middle ground mentioned in your comments. . . I call it Noodling. Too often we are so scheduled, so ON TRACK with our LIFE and our GOALING, that the creative juicing process of life is neglected.

Noodling defined: http://solomiadivine.blogspot.com/2010/06/noodling.html
.-= Solo´s last blog ..Noodling =-.