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Thanks for dropping by Gate 3’s blog on balancing work and life. I am thrilled to use my expertise as a researcher to hunt out and gather the best the Web has to offer on how we can love our work and love our life (and those in it!) simultaneously. If you come across a great story that illustrates the success someone is having in keeping the see-saw of work and life from crashing down on one side or the other, please drop me a line: pc @ curtis research.com (remove the spaces!). -- Patrice {Research Director, Curtis Research Group}

Let's jump right in with a few great tid-bits I've been saving up ...

Listening to Academics, Part III: Impact of Mobile Virtuality and Interactivity
By Steve Wallage, TheFeature, 12 July 2004

This is an interesting interview about the effect that the mobile life is having on the blurring of home and work life:

http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=100870&ref=1848141

Benefits Are Back, But Forget Lavish Extras: The Focus Is Now Lifestyle
Diane E. Lewis, Boston Globe, 8 July 2004

The economy is coming back and so are the perks. But forget the fancy cars and foosball tables that dominated the dot-com era. .. The new perks range from pet insurance and home-buyer assistance programs to ''quiet" rooms to alleviate stress and onsite chiropractors to help workers ease aches and pains...

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/07/08/benefits_are_back/

Forget Your Troubles: It's Good For Your Well-Being; Taking The Time To Take A Vacation Can Make You Healthier And Happier And You Just Might Live Longer, Too
Susan J. Landers, AMNews, 19 July 2004

Some well-promoted research findings pointing up the heart-protective value of vacations: middle-aged men who had risk factors for heart disease -- high cholesterol, smoking and hypertension -- reduced their risk of dying, especially from this illness, if they took time away...

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/07/19/hlsa0719.htm

<<(If we just had a bigger brain, or a smarter brain, we wouldn't need to spend so much time on work ... read on, if this sounds attractive to you ... patrice)>>

'Smart Pills' Make Headway
Rita Rubin, USA Today, 7 July 2004

Americans already spend $1 billion a year on dietary supplements claiming to boost brainpower, even though there's little evidence that they work; experts are now claiming it's only a matter of time before medications specifically designed to improve mental ability hit the market...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-07-07-smart-pills-main_x.htm

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