Zhenia's Essay by Sasha Mishcheriakova https://padlet.com/mishcheriakova/k84rc2z9z3dl Life-Work Balance en-us 2017-11-01 04:38:29 UTC 2019-03-19 14:12:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Essay Text mishcheriakova https://padlet.com/mishcheriakova/k84rc2z9z3dl/wish/342732247 This essay deals with my work-life balance. It will consider the time which I spend at work and for my hobbies. Do I think that I have enough free time for myself? Am I happy with my work-life balance? Finally, I will try to answer the question What should I do in a modern fast-living culture? How can I slow down and spend some time in silence?
Work is an important part of our lives but It is not above all things. I have a 9 to 18 workday officially. But I am a civil servant and often stay on the job at work until late. Work never ends - it is the rule that all office workers need to remember.
And work does not define life. It is rule number two.
That is why I am trying to follow these rules and always find a little time for my hobbies: reading, swimming, learning languages, unexpected home dancing. Also, I allow myself to be alone for at least 15 minutes per day. Meditation is a way to slow down for me as well. And It does not take a lot of time. I called it a "working parent with a little benefits little benefits/ a little benefit".
Besides, spending time with my family and friends as much as I can is my priority. Such a feeling that it rarely seems enough. This feeling rarely seems enough/ Such a feeling rarely seems enough/ This is such a feeling that it rarely seems enough. Life is the relation to everything: parents, family, children, ups and downs, things, facts, your actions and consequences. I guess it explains my point.
However, I belong to "the millennials" generation. We always have to do something, we are always busy. We have too many positions in on our to-do lists. And we are burnout burnt out.
I conducted research and find found a true quote about the millennials: "Things that should have felt good (leisure, not working) felt bad because we felt guilty for not working; things that should have felt "bad" (working all the time) felt good because we were doing what we thought we should and needed to be doing in order to succeed".
I am not unhappy with my work-life balance but there are essential points to pay attention to. For example, I have a midterm aim to encourage my feelings when I am tired (do not to do anything if I do not want to do it or have a reason for not doing that, or not to be working all the time, or not to be busy all the time). In short, be aware of me myself.
After all, what should we do if not to be attentive to ourselves?
]]> 2019-03-19 08:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mishcheriakova/k84rc2z9z3dl/wish/342732247 Comments mishcheriakova https://padlet.com/mishcheriakova/k84rc2z9z3dl/wish/342732355 Task achievement: All questions brilliantly addressed. As always, great and relevant ideas. 10/10
Grammar: Overall, great use of grammar structure, very appropriate for your level. There were some small mistakes regarding articles - we will revise this topic soon. 9/10
Some particular comments:
1) The use of tenses!
"I conducted research and found" - Past Simple
"We are burnt out" - This is Present Simple Passive: Subject + be + third form of the verb
2) Negative Infinitive
"Not to do anything if I don't want to do it"
"Not to be working all the time"
Vocabulary: Apart from using most of the words from the list, you also used words from your own vocabulary in a correct and skillful manner. 10/10
Some particular comments:
"At work" is a typical phrase to refer to spending time at your working place.
Cohesion and coherence: Very good use of paragraphing: you have an introduction, a conclusion, and each paragraph represents a complete idea. They are linked correctly with linking words. Well done! 10/10


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