Second Breaks

Second Breaks

By Lou BlaserSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessPhilosophy
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Second Breaks episodes

  • 105. Technology and Work-Life Balance: 5 Things That Will Keep Tech Helpful

    We have a complicated relationship with our technology, which we both love and love to hate! On the one hand, technology makes our lives easier. But it also creates complexity and stress. In other words: technology both helps and hurts work-life balance.


    In this final episode of our series on work-life balance, I explore why and when it’s helpful and why/when it’s not. I also share my thoughts on what we can do to keep technology on the useful side.

    For the full transcript and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast




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    30 min
  • 104. Work-Life Balance: Making the Best Use of Your Time With Your Kids

    Highlights of Episode 104

    • Why maximizing the use of time with your young kids starts with reframing expectations
    • What play looks like for an infant or a toddler
    • The impossible parenting standards that social media create
    • Does ‘screen-babysitting’ work?
    • Finding the tiny moments to support your baby in the most valuable way

    For the full transcript and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast



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    26 min
  • Is Busyness a Problem That Needs Fixing | Kathy Bourque

    Highlights of Episode 102

    • When is busyness a good thing and when is it not
    • The questions you want to be asking yourself
    • Why is conquering busyness not about time management or being productive
    • The self-created situations that feed our busyness addiction
    • Tips for conquering busyness

    For the full transcript and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast



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    30 min
  • Work Life Balance is Personal

    Highlights of Episode 101

    • Preview of the next 3 upcoming episodes around balance
    • Questions to ask ourselves to figure out what balance means to us
    • Why work-life balance is relative and personal, a conversation of one
    • How we can connect – because I want to hear from you!

    For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast



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    13 min

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Coffee chats with people I want to learn from — about life, work, becoming, and figuring things out (often in midlife, but not always). Hosted by Lou Blaser.