Readings: Martin Chapter 8:  The Simple Life: The Surprising Freedom of Downward Mobility Dreher (2011) essay (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Stone (2014) essay (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Montoya and Trethewey (2009) white paper (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. After contemplating the readings and discussions from this week, please take no more than 2-3 pages and address the following topic in a response paper: “How can I plan for sustainable work-life balance in my life and prioritize what really matters?” Questions to help guide your writing: How do I spend my time--is it doing the things I value? How do I know what really matters? Do the things I do  everyday bring me joy? Do the things I do each day provide a genuine service (does anyone need me to do them)? Are there things I am doing that I do not enjoy that would go away if I was "downwardly mobile?"  Although this written assignment is an informal response paper it is still important to remember to keep your paper and thoughts organized.  Try starting with an introduction and main point (thesis statement), followed by the body of the paper which should include support paragraphs and wrap of the paper with a conclusion.   Please submit your assignment by Sunday at 11:59pm. ...

1. Readings:
Martin Chapter 8:
The Simple Life: The Surprising Freedom of Downward
Mobility
Dreher (2011) essay (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
Stone (2014) essay (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
Montoya and Trethewey (2009) white paper (Links to an
external site.)
Links to an external site.
After contemplating the readings and discussions from this
week, please take no more than 2-3 pages and address the
following topic in a response paper:
“How can I plan for sustainable work-life balance in my life and
prioritize what really matters?”
Questions to help guide your writing: How do I spend my time--
is it doing the things I value? How do I know what really
matters? Do the things I do everyday bring me joy? Do the
things I do each day provide a genuine service (does anyone

2. need me to do them)? Are there things I am doing that I do not
enjoy that would go away if I was "downwardly mobile?"
Although this written assignment is an informal response paper
it is still important to remember to keep your paper and
thoughts organized. Try starting with an introduction and main
point (thesis statement), followed by the body of the paper
which should include support paragraphs and wrap of the paper
with a conclusion.
Please submit your assignment by Sunday at 11:59pm.