The importance of after-work life

We live in a world where events at work define who we are and how we feel. This unhealthy obsession with making our body and mind sites of constant work-related thoughts and actions lead to a never-ending loop of stress. To escape it, we need to construct a parallel after-work life that we are equally serious about

- SOMI DAS

Let's admit it. We never leave our office. We carry large parts of it to our drawing rooms and bedrooms. We carry it when we are eating dinner or talking to a friend on the phone. Most of our post-work conversations are, unfortunately, about work. And, despite being so consumed by work all the time, neither our paycheques nor our skills seem to compound. Clearly, the dividends for carrying the load of our work everywhere don't quite benefit us. Instead, if anything, it makes us prone to anxiety, unnecessary stress, unhealthy eating habits, and a nagging sense of being occupied all the time. It doesn't add anything to our intelligence either.