Work and life in dynamic equilibrium

Catherine M Bodinof Jachowski; Laura A Schoenle; Valentina J Alaasam; Heather Govenor; Sydney F Hope

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.012

Work and life in dynamic equilibrium

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Dec 11:S0169-5347(24)00285-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.012. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Catherine M Bodinof Jachowski¹, Laura A Schoenle², Valentina J Alaasam³, Heather Govenor⁴, Sydney F Hope⁵

Affiliations

¹ Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. Electronic address: cjachow@clemson.edu.
² Engineering Learning Initiatives, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
³ Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
⁴ EnSafe, Memphis, TN 38134, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.

PMID: 39667989
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.012

Abstract

We reframe the idea of balancing career and non-career interests for ecologists specifically. We introduce the concept of a dynamic work-life equilibrium (WLE) and draw parallels between ecological processes and processes affecting our continuously fluctuating sense of balance, with an aim at encouraging self-reflection and improving WLE mentoring in ecological disciplines.

Keywords: dynamic equilibrium; work–life balance; work–life equilibrium.