For most people, when talking about a work-life balance they feel that one takes more than the other. And, in fact, a lot of people thing work is bad, life is good and these need to be separated to keep life in balance.
Of course, experts have tried to invent new terms to describe the modern reality of our entangled lives: work-life integration, work-life fit, work-life synergy… But these are semantics, playing with words to hide the basic flaw of considering an outdated vision of work as fundamental to a happy life. So, what’s the alternative?
You may think what you want of Jeff Bezos, but he clearly articulates one of the issues with work-life balance: “That’s a debilitating phrase because it implies there’s a strict trade-off. And the reality is, if I am happy at home, I come into the office with tremendous energy. And if I am happy at work, I come home with tremendous energy. It actually is a circle; it’s not a balance.”
https://nesslabs.com/work-life-balance-problem?utm_term=Mon+Nov+20+2023
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