How do you separate your personal life from your work life?
When you're a 9-5 employee, it's relatively easy to determine when your work starts and ends.
But what about when you work for yourself?
Single people probably have no boundaries in this, but a completely different scenario occurs when you have a family.
As entrepreneurs with a family, how do you arrange your work and free time?
The two most common scenarios that I personally see are:
That entrepreneurs either don't have that family, or if they have one, they have adapted their flexible work life to the 9 to 5 regime as well.
BTW, this "work-life balance" topic is well depicted in the series Severance directed by Ben Stiller.
P.S. Happy Mother's Day! 🙂
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As a bootstrapped founder, family actually helps me to switch more easily from "work" to "free time". Yes, I quite often think about work also during my free time, but don't find it stressful or conflicting with my presence. I usually let the thought go and know that it will come back later. If I have an idea or a bigger thought pop up in my mind, I write it down in my notebook (actual notebook), and come back to it the next day.
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@arvoantoni Just to clarify myself: Do you have 9-5 job + boostrapping own business or are you solely business owner:
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@arvoantoni Cool! I can see you are launching soon! :) When? :)
@busmark_w_nika Yes, I am 😊 On 17th, so very soon!
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@arvoantoni Then hit me with the message :D
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Absolutely agree! 🙌 When you work a typical 9-5, it’s clear when your workday starts and ends. But as a self-employed person, especially with a family, those boundaries can get really blurry. 🕰️👨👩👧👦 Finding that balance between work and family time is definitely a challenge, but so important for long-term happiness and productivity. Thanks for highlighting this! 💡✨
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I set strict work hours (even if flexible), and communicate those boundaries to my family. My workspace is physically separate, even if it’s just a corner of a room. Most importantly, I schedule family time with the same respect as business meetings. This signals to both myself and my loved ones that they are a priority.