With the changed work life, there is more emphasis on changed priorities. These priorities are leaving no time for personal life. Due to this there is an increase in divorce cases, loss of ethical and moral values in children basically because there is no time for the parents to take care of their children. Most of these problems can be managed effectively, by balancing personal and professional time. This is an interlinked process consisting of various steps such as setting goals, prioritizing, scheduling, avoiding procrastination and taking time out for leisure. By following these steps one can maintain a balance between work and leisure.
How often do we hear "If only I could find time..."! It has, perhaps always been true, more so, for the present generation, for which time is the scarcest. In the past two decades, it seems as if time is following the law of demand, where supply is a shrewd constraint. But, when we can manage with limited money by curtailing our expenses, so can we manage time by learning to prioritize the important tasks. Josh Billings aptly quotes " Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go."
The advent of liberalization, globalization and privatization has made the job environment very demanding. The concept of 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the workplace has given a way to 24/7 scenario, which has put a lot of pressure on the employees to manage their daily routines effectively, making it obvious that people are overcommitted and over-scheduled. Employees look too fatigued and disinterested as if they have been slogging for ages. More often than not, children are neglected with parents being preoccupied.
A recent survey by Cynthia Langham1 at the University of Detroit found that parents and children spend only 14.5 minutes per day talking to each other2. And more often those 14.5 minutes include questions as ridiculous as "what did you have for lunch?", "Did you complete your homework?" If one excludes this, the constructive conversation could be only for a minute or two.
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