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🌶️ Is work-life balance a myth?
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"Is work-life balance a myth?"
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Most advice on work-life balance does not talk about the activity disorder that comes with seeking balance.
Examples of this disorder are:
- Stress and anxiety from the pressure to meet work and personal tasks without proper management.
- Overwhelmed by unrealistic expectations to balance everything at the same time.
As someone who started remote work in college (university), juggling school and work, I sought this balance, and most advice didn't work.
Some sounded generic and unrealistic. It felt like you needed to crack the code of life somehow while working and seeking pleasure.
[If any advice has changed your life, please reply to this email].
But the thing is, the point of balance isn't to force a split between work and pleasure. They go together. Work is part of life; life creates work.
Balance isn't about doing everything in work and pleasure all at once. It's about handling work pressure, being productive, and staying sane.
Something to take home:
Rather than obsessing over work-life balance, focus more on wellness, purpose, and discipline.
You should focus more on:
- doing the right things at the right time
- completing difficult tasks first, then procrastinating or running away
- seeking wellness and purpose in work rather than only profits.
This includes knowing when to shut down your computer to attend a social event or music concert.
Or, saying "no" to invitations that will affect work priorities—at the right time.
This is what is working for me, and I suggest:
• Stop obsessing over work-life balance; they can't be split
• Stop searching everywhere for tips on work-life balance; there's no perfection
• Focus more on priorities - one task at a time
• Do what is right at the right time
• Stop procrastinating
• Have hobbies that help you stay in touch with your inner child outside work hours;
• Seek wellness and purpose in work: Put your well-being first and do works that align with your life purposefully; and if you genuinely hate your job, walk away.
Which of these suggestions do you find most difficult to follow? (Reply to this email with your response; I read and respond to all.)
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