Like many of us, earlier in my career, I found myself chasing the elusive ideal of work-life balance. It’s an older concept—one that promises we can seamlessly manage both professional ambitions and ...
Between work and personal responsibilities, achieving an ideal work-life balance can be difficult. In a perfect world, of course, what your dream job demands of you and your personal life would be two ...
As a busy professional, the weight of balancing your personal and professional life can be overwhelming. With countless demands in multiple domains of your life, it may seem like there aren’t enough ...
Balance. The word itself evokes images of a perfectly aligned scale, neither side tipping too far in either direction. Yet, achieving balance has never felt more difficult. According to Gallup's 2024 ...
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Work-life balance is a myth (here’s what I do instead)

At the start of every year, I notice the same wave of articles. Perhaps you do too. They promise that this will be the year you finally achieve work-life balance. If you adopt the right morning ...
Bing. Another email. Bzzzz. A text message. Bloop-bloop. An incoming video call. In today’s fast-paced, always-connected world, email and text alerts arrive at all hours, deadlines creep into weekends ...
For decades, we've heard the expression "work-life balance," as if work and life are two worlds that should remain separate and perfectly balanced. This idea, while seductive in theory, rarely works ...
Work-life balance isn’t just your employer’s responsibility. In fact, it’s not even mainly theirs. It’s yours. Sure, employers should take steps to support a healthy balance for their workforce. Many ...
Balance is relative — what feels balanced varies from person to person, and the key lies in defining what it means to you. True balance comes from the quality and joy of the time spent rather than the ...