{"id":551,"date":"2016-06-15T19:35:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T19:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2016-06-15T19:46:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T19:46:11","slug":"can-scientists-really-have-worklife-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/15\/can-scientists-really-have-worklife-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Can scientists really have work\/life balance?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent blog article<\/a>\u00a0in Nature raises some good points regarding the age old question of whether or not we as scientists can have a work\/life balance, and just what needs to be sacrificed while balancing that equation. While some of the tips author Elisa Lazzari gives might seem like common sense, they are good to keep in mind.<\/p>\n

It’s important to address the issue of work\/life balance at the cultural level, not just at the individual. Grant agencies and individual group heads must move towards an understanding that investing in happy, well-rested and balanced individuals leads to better science as well. So what do you think: can successful scientists really have a work\/life balance? And if so, what are you doing to promote these values at your institute?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent blog article\u00a0in Nature raises some good points regarding the age old question of whether or not we as scientists can have a work\/life balance, and just what needs to be sacrificed while balancing that equation. While some of the tips author Elisa Lazzari gives might seem like common sense, they are good to … Continue reading Can scientists really have work\/life balance?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[38],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7z5Ki-8T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":853,"url":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/04\/scismic-lab-seeker\/","url_meta":{"origin":551,"position":0},"title":"Scismic Lab Seeker","date":"January 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A great new resource that has been in development for some time and recently released its Beta version, Scismic, aims to \u201cempower scientists to develop and take charge of their careers.\u201d With this aim, Scismic founders Danika Khong, Elizabeth Wu, and Claudia Dall\u2019Osso have developed and released Scismic Forum and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":540,"url":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/08\/open-call-for-scientists-zine-art-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":551,"position":1},"title":"Open Call for Scientists – Zine Art Project","date":"June 8, 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Our friends over at Two Photon Art\u00a0are working on an amazing initiative that combines art, scientists, and the type of story-telling we at Labmosphere absolutely love. 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