Why it's so hard to put boundaries on our time

 

 

Even before Covid-19, the lines between our work and private lives were blurring. As we edge out of the pandemic, why does setting better boundaries still feel so tough?

One of my most vivid pandemic memories involves hurtling angrily down a hill on my bike. I was desperately late to meet friends for a run because I'd been caught up chatting to a colleague on a messaging app. It was a Saturday morning. He'd pinged me to ask questions about a project the following week, and I'd responded.

According to psychotherapists including Alivia Rose, a spokesperson for the UK Council of Psychotherapy, many people have been struggling with defining boundaries between home and work, especially as the pandemic has raged on. After years of being "already very attached to our phones", she believes lockdowns, office closures and more limited social lives added fuel to the norm that we're "always available". "It's been building... and I think the pandemic brought something to a head."

 

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