The Balanced Life

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The book explores concepts of life balance within organizational psychology and human resource management, highlighting key terms like work-life balance and work-family conflict. It reviews significant studies, including one by Diener et al. that analyzed global affect balance and the importance of diverse activities for life satisfaction. Additionally, it discusses the fulfillment of psychological needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—as essential for achieving life balance, emphasizing the diminishing returns of engaging in the same activities over time.