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1-2h Activity:h Lensh Exploration
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Theh specifich wellnessh topich thath hash beenh selectedh toh beh evaluatedh fromh theh fourh educationh
interdisciplinaryh lensesh relatesh toh work-lifeh balance.h Inh theh 21
st
h century,h mosth ofh theh peopleh leadh ah
hectich lifestyleh thath compromisesh theirh work-lifeh balanceh andh adverselyh impactsh theirh wellness.h
Accordingh toh theh Internationalh Laborh Organizationh (ILO),h workingh timeh ish oneh ofh theh keyh factorsh
thath canh eitherh helph inh facilitatingh work-lifeh balanceh orh hinderh ith (Work-lifeh balance,h 2021).h Theh
topich hash beenh chosenh ash ith ish ofh highh relevanceh forh almosth everyh workingh professionalh inh theh
contemporaryh times.h Theh lackh ofh properh work-lifeh balanceh canh takeh ah tollh onh anh individual’sh
physicalh ash wellh ash psychologicalh well-being.h
Applicationh ofh theh historyh lensh
Theh managementh ofh workh andh personalh lifeh hash beenh anh importanth topic.h Aparth fromh
handlingh one’sh profession,h ith ish necessaryh toh allocateh significanth timeh toh theh personalh lifeh aspectsh
ash wellh soh thath neitherh ofh theh domainsh willh beh neglected.h Inh theh formerh timesh whenh theh workh
settingh wash lessh complexh andh lessh competitive.,h individualsh wereh ableh toh prioritizeh theirh personalh
andh professionalh lives.h However,h inh theh modernh times,h theh complexityh associatedh withh theh topich ofh
work-lifeh balanceh hash increased.h Currently,h mosth workingh professionalsh haveh beenh strugglingh toh
strikeh ah healthyh balanceh betweenh theirh workh andh theh diverseh domainsh ofh theirh life.h h
Applicationh ofh humanitiesh lens
Theh topich concerningh work-lifeh balanceh canh beh seenh throughh theh humanitiesh lenses.h Ith
basicallyh revolvesh aroundh humanh actions.h Theh prevailingh workh contexth hash becomeh extremelyh
challengingh dueh toh theh highh intensityh ofh competition.h Inh theh globalizedh era,h individualsh operatingh
inh theh laborh marketh faceh intenseh pressureh toh sustainh andh surviveh inh theh dynamich professionalh
setting.h Inh orderh toh thriveh andh earnh theirh living,h peopleh haveh beenh givingh highh priorityh toh theirh
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work-lifeh andh focusingh onh areash suchh ash developingh newh skillsh andh abilities.h Dueh toh suchh anh
inclination,h theh focush onh theirh personalh livesh hash beenh ath theh receivingh end.h Theh immenseh pressureh
thath individualsh faceh inh theirh professionalh livesh hash theh potentialh toh noth onlyh takeh ah tollh onh theirh
personalh lifeh buth alsoh deteriorateh theirh levelh ofh wellnessh (Rahimh eth al.,h 2019).h
Applicationh ofh naturalh andh appliedh sciencesh lens
Theh topich ofh work-lifeh balanceh canh beh evaluatedh throughh theh naturalh andh appliedh sciencesh
lensh toh understandh theh scientifich implicationsh thath ariseh inh theh specifich domain.Ith ish imperativeh forh
individualsh toh allocateh theirh timeh towardsh theirh personalh ash wellh ash professionalh livesh (Gragnanoh eth
al.,h 2020).h Theh lackh ofh properh balanceh betweenh theseh areash canh adverselyh affecth theh psychologicalh
wellnessh ofh ah personh byh causingh stressh andh mentalh fatigue.h Additionally,h inh theh workh domain,h ith
canh takeh ah tollh byh diminishingh theh levelh ofh jobh satisfaction.h
Applicationh ofh socialh sciencesh lens
Whileh working,h ith ish vitalh forh individualsh toh focush onh theh relationshipsh thath theyh shareh withh
theirh colleaguesh withouth neglectingh theirh personalh relationshipsh andh bonds.h Establishingh healthyh
relationshipsh withh othersh inh diverseh settingsh ish vitalh forh promotingh individualh well-beingh andh
sustainingh strongh associationsh (Rahimh eth al.,h 2019).
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