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Work-Life Balance Is Not What You Need
Although work-life balance is a term we love to use, I have found it is a rather unrealistic thing to aim for. It is all well and good believing we can get a perfect balance, but life does not always go to plan.
I have found that learning to juggle has better suited me when it comes to getting what I want out of work and life. Find out more by completing this short.
Work-Life Balance Is a Privilege, Not the Norm
By privilege, I do not mean rich. I mean that it is someone who has been extremely lucky to be in a situation where they can find the perfect balance.
For the most part, when we say life in this phrase, we mean flourishing. It is doing the things we truly want to do that give us energy and make us happy. Unfortunately, many people get home tired and still have to give more energy to their families.
Trying to perfectly balance things never quite works out in life because life is constantly changing. As a result, trying to balance all the components of life and work is a model which may lead to more unhappiness.
Work-Life Juggling
In life, we have many things to manage, and trying to balance our time amongst all of them will more than likely…