Danes have the best work-life balance in the world thanks to these 3 important beliefs.
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By the end of her first week living in Denmark, Helen Russell was worried about her husband's brand-new job.
This healthy work-life balance is such a crucial part of Danish culture that they even boast about it on the country's official website.
You might be thinking, "What's the catch?" But the truth is that Danish values and national attitudes are behind the country's commitment to work-life balance.
1. Workers in Denmark are trusted to deliver on whatever their job is.
2. Family is obviously important, but in Danish culture, people are actually encouraged to value their families — and everyone else respects it.
3. Danes also recognize work and play shouldn't be at odds with one another. Everyone benefits from a little R and R — workers and bosses.
Denmark's model of work-life balance is proof that time is not the same as productivity, and treating people well is actually better for everyone.
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