Put the glass down

I recall reading a couple of articles long time back. but these articles have had a profound impact. I shall write them in parts.
The first one I remember was something on the lines of work-life balance. Well we know how hectic our lives have become. Even after a 12 hour work day, we tend to carry some more work home.

The article goes thus -
A professor and his students are having a discussion.
The prof picks up a glass of water and asks his students how much would this weigh.
Well the students cant gather where the prof is going to but try there best to reply.
There answers vary from 100gm to 600gms.

After hearing them out, the prof explained. The weight of the glass depends on how long you hold it.
Says the prof, If I hold it for 1min, the glass may weigh 200gms, but If i hold it for an hour or two, I may feel it weighs much much more.
And imagine If i have to hold the glass for a whole day. I may have to be taken to the hospital.

Well, the same fact applies to work as well. After a hard days work, if we carry the sack of work home too, the burden keeps on growing and one day we might not be able to carry it anymore or our back will break.

People tend to take the uncompleted work home. But they forget that they will miss the quality time one
gets to spend with the family and the loved ones (and these days its so very little).

So whenever I leave from work and get tempted to carry some home, I tell myself to "put the glass down".