3 rules for better work-life balance | The Way We Work, a TED series

Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer:

For so many of us,

Translator: MU Azmi Reviewer: Hafizh Alfarisi

Bagi kebanyakan orang, termasuk aku,

myself included,

our days feel filled with a million small interruptions.

hari-hari kita terasa dipenuhi jutaan gangguan kecil.

And this is true even of our days off.

Hal ini pun terjadi pada hari libur kita.

Mungkin kau pernah menerima panggilan kerjaan di pantai,

Maybe you've taken a call at the beach,

texted your boss from the grocery store

mengirim pesan ke bos dari supermarket,

or emailed a colleague while on a picnic with your family.

atau mengirim surel ke rekan kerja saat piknik bersama keluarga.

Kita meyakinkan diri sendiri bahwa perilaku ini bukan masalah besar.

We’ve convinced ourselves that these behaviors are no big deal.

It's just one email.

Hanya satu surel.

Namun, ada pengorbanan nyata dari gangguan ini

But there's a real cost to these interruptions,

dan ada beberapa strategi cerdik yang bisa kita terapkan

and there are smart strategies we can all take

to better protect our time.

untuk lebih menjaga waktu kita.

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Terkadang momen-momen ini terlihat remeh,

These moments seem so small at the time,

and yet research suggests they add up to a tremendous loss.

tetapi penelitian menganggapnya dapat menambah kerugian sangat besar.

The constant creep of work into our personal lives

Pekerjaan yang terus mengganggu kehidupan pribadi kita

can increase our stress

bisa meningkatkan stres kita dan mengurangi kebahagiaan kita.

and undermine our happiness.

So just what is the cost?

Jadi, apa yang dikorbankan?

In one study,

Di satu penelitian,

researchers recruited parents who were visiting a science museum with their kids.

peneliti mengajak para orang tua untuk mengunjungi museum sains bersama anaknya.

Sebagian diminta memeriksa ponsel sesering mungkin.

Some parents were told to check their phone as much as possible;

Sisanya diminta memeriksa ponsel seminim mungkin.

others were told to check their phone as little as possible.

Setelahnya, orang tua yang terpaku ponsel melaporkan

After the visit,

parents who used their phones reported

pengalamannya terasa sangat kurang berkesan.

that the experience was significantly less meaningful.

They also felt much lonelier.

Mereka juga merasa sangat kesepian.

In another study,

Di penelitian lain,

tourists who were asked to have their phones out

turis yang diminta menggunakan ponsel saat mengunjungi gereja ikonik

while visiting an iconic church

tak ingat banyak detail setelah seminggu.

remembered fewer details a week later.

And in my research,

Di penilitianku,

employees who were paid for their performance

pekerja yang digaji berdasarkan kinerjanya

spent increasingly less time interacting with friends and family,

makin jarang berinteraksi dengan teman dan keluarga

and more and more time interacting with colleagues and clients.

dan makin sering berinteraksi dengan rekan kerja dan klien.

These constant interruptions come at a cost to organizations, too.

Gangguan terus-menerus ini mengorbankan organisasi juga.

Companies lose 32 days of productivity each year to employee depression,

Banyak perusahaan kehilangan produktivitas 32 hari per tahun karena depresi pekerja,

which is often caused by the stress and burnout of our always-on culture.

yang kerap dipicu stres dan kelelahan akibat budaya harus selalu aktif.

Despite knowing better,

Meskipun lebih memahaminya,

aku juga sadar diriku pernah mementingkan “gangguan pekerjaan mendesak”

I, too, have found myself focusing on “urgent work distractions”

daripada momen-momen penting kehidupan.

over important life moments.

Most recently, I found myself texting a client

Baru-baru ini, aku mengirim pesan ke klien

while in the middle of my first child’s first ultrasound ...

saat sedang menjalani prosedur USG untuk anak pertamaku ...

happy client,

klien bahagia, calon ibu yang berdosa.

guilty mom-to-be.

When you add up all of these moments,

Jika kau menimbun semua momen itu,

the sum total is a life shortchanged on meaning,

hasilnya adalah kehidupan yang kekurangan makna,

joy,

kebahagiaan, hubungan, dan bahkan kenangan.

connection

and even memory.

As we remake our models of work in the wake of the pandemic,

Selagi kita menyusun ulang model kerja kita di tengah pandemi,

now is our opportunity to create a new culture that respects time.

sekarang adalah kesempatan kita membuat kultur baru yang menghargai waktu.

And the way to make this really big change

Cara menciptakan perubahan sebesar ini

is through small steps that we can take right now.

adalah dengan langkah kecil yang bisa kita ambil sekarang.

The first step that we need to take is to reframe rest.

Langkah pertama yang perlu kita ambil yaitu mengartikan kembali makna istirahat.

Reflect for a moment about what you think about when you hear the word “rest.”

Renungkan sejenak apa yang kau pikirkan ketika mendengar kata “istirahat”.

Terdengar menakjubkan, ’kan?

Sounds amazing, right?

But in my mind,

Namun, dalam benakku,

I immediately worry about not being productive enough

aku langsung khawatir kalau diriku tidak cukup produktif

or letting down my colleagues.

atau mengecewakan rekan kerjaku.

When we do have time off,

Ketika kita punya waktu luang,

we need to find ways in which we can enjoy the present moment

kita harus menemukan cara supaya dapat menikmati momen saat ini

and savor the leisure time that we have available,

dan menghargai waktu senggang yang kita punya

as opposed to seeing it as an unproductive barrier to our work.

daripada melihatnya sebagai penghalang produktivitas pekerjaan kita.

One specific strategy we can take

Satu strategi khusus yang bisa kita ambil

is to treat our upcoming weekend like a vacation.

yaitu menjadikan akhir pekan layaknya liburan.

On Friday afternoon,

Pada Jumat sore,

jot down how you would act and behave as if you were on a holiday.

catat bagaimana kau akan bertindak dan bersikap saat berlibur.

Maybe you and your partner will buy a bottle of wine

Mungkin kau dan pasangan membeli sebotol wine,

and watch online clips of the Eiffel Tower.

lalu menonton klip daring Menara Eiffel.

Mungkin pergi ke kafe setempat dan mendengar pertunjukan musik.

Maybe you’ll visit a local café

and listen to some live music.

Or maybe you'll go for a long walk in the middle of the day

Mungkin pula jalan-jalan di siang hari tanpa ponsel dan rencana.

with no phone and no agenda.

The plan doesn't have to be expensive or extravagant.

Perencanaannya tak harus mahal ataupun berlebihan.

Another strategy you can take is to create clear boundaries

Strategi lain yang bisa kau lakukan

adalah membuat batas yang jelas untuk waktu liburmu.

for your time off.

Alih-alih berkata, “Tidak sedang di kantor. Silakan WA kapan saja,”

Instead of saying, "I'm out of the office.

Feel free to Slack me whenever,”

say, "I'll be offline.

bilanglah, “Aku sedang offline. Hubungi aku hanya ketika mendesak.”

Call me only if it's urgent."

Untuk mendukung tujuan pribadi ini, bekerjasamalah dalam sebuah tim.

To uphold these personal goals,

work together as a team.

Set team goals for personal time.

Tetapkan tujuan tim untuk waktu pribadi.

Do it publicly,

Lakukan secara terbuka, kumpulkan data, dan saling bertanggung jawab.

collect data

and hold each other accountable.

These goals could sound like,

Tujuan ini diungkapkan seperti,

“Aku tidak mengecek surel dari pukul 18.00 sampai 20.00,”

“I will not check email between 6:00 and 8:00pm;”

“Aku makan malam bersama keluarga empat hari per minggu,”

“I will have dinner with my family four nights a week;”

or "I will go for a jog midday."

atau “Aku joging siang nanti.”

Check in our your team's progress

Periksa kemajuan timmu dan lihat kinerja tiap anggota.

and see how everyone's doing.

Jika kau atau rekan kerjamu gagal,

If you or your teammates are unsuccessful,

bekerjasamalah dalam mencapai tujuan masing-masing.

work together to help accomplish personal goals.

Lastly, you can negotiate for more time

Terakhir, kau bisa meminta lebih banyak waktu

untuk mencegah pekerjaanmu mengganggu kehidupan pribadimu.

to prevent work from creeping into your personal life.

In business school, I teach students to negotiate for salary

Di Fakultas Bisnis, aku mengajarkan mahasiswa cara menawar gaji.

but realize I spoke almost nothing about negotiating for more time.

Namun, aku hampir tak pernah membahas cara meminta waktu lebih.

What does this look like in practice?

Bagaimana contoh pengaplikasiannya?

You can ask for more time on adjustable deadlines at work.

Kau bisa meminta waktu lebih untuk tenggat tugas yang sesuai.

If your client asks for a deliverable Monday morning,

Jika klien neminta penyerahannya pada Senin pagi,

ask for an extension until Tuesday afternoon

ajukan tambahan waktu sampai Selasa sore.

so you don’t find yourself working on your well-deserved weekend.

Jadi, kau tak harus bekerja pada akhir pekan yang mestinya dinikmati.

Jangan terlalu mencemaskan reputasi.

And don't worry too much about reputation.

Quality truly is the metric that matters most.

Kualitaslah yang jadi tolak ukur paling penting.

In my data,

Dari dataku, para pekerja yang lebih aktif meminta tambahan waktu

employees who proactively asked for more time

punya tingkat stres dan kelelahan yang lebih rendah.

reported lower levels of stress and burnout,

and were seen as more committed and professional by their colleagues.

Mereka juga dinilai lebih berkomitmen dan profesional oleh rekan kerjanya.

These are small but powerful changes to not only reframe rest,

Inilah perubahan kecil sekaligus manjur,

yang tak hanya mengartikan kembali arti istirahat, tapi mendapatkannya lagi.

but to reclaim it.

Once you discover the profound impact that these changes can have,

Begitu kau menemukan dampak besar yang dimiliki perubahan ini,

kau jadi merasa berhak untuk meminta orang lain menghormati

you’ll feel empowered to demand that others respect

and accommodate your approach to time.

dan mengedepankan alokasi waktumu.

Maybe they’ll even feel inspired

Bahkan, mereka mungkin ikut terinspirasi

to piece together the fractured moments of their lives, too.

untuk menyatukan momen-momen yang terpecah dari kehidupan mereka.