3.3. Balance and Happiness
What is the balance between professional and private life, and the management of this balance?
And, is there a link between this balance and happiness?
It is a question of the possibilities that each one has to manage his personal desires, his family and own needs as well as his professional obligations. The people who are happy in these three areas are happy in the life.
Happiness is considered here as the subjective perception of being happy in life in general. There are three factors, related to three parts of a person's environment:
I. A personal sphere - "the interior space"
II. A private sphere - "the living space"
III. A professional sphere - "the workspace"
To manage your life and be happy, you need a positive attitude, a partner that you
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I. Interaction between love and work
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