Wants, Relationships, Work

I had 4 separate conversations this past week with different individuals where the subject of clarifying your wants so that you can state them in a clear way came up as a subject of conversation.

1 was with an employee and 3 were through personal relationships
1 was on the subject of a personal desire and 3 were related to career drivers

The mix of the foundational why for my relationship with each person as it relates to the subject matter we were discussing was certainly not a direct correlation towards a hard lined stance of work and personal life.

The issue is that compartmentalizing your work and personal life isn’t clean and if you work to make it extremely clean it might not be healthy or useful. It’s not that they’re the same thing, it’s that they draw a tension for you to manage when deciding your use of time and activities.
e.g. If I use my angry work voice with a staff member they’re going to carry that home to their families and if a staff member’s 2 year old cries in their ear all night they’re going to com into work tired the next morning.

It helps me to be aware that those around me have other things happening beyond what I can see. I have a note in front of me at my desk to remind me of this. I’m curious how others keep this reality in front of them. What have you done as your reminder? I’m curious to learn.