It's not a work-life balance, it's a cycle
It's not about the number of hours in the week. It's about if you have energy.
Is your work depriving you of energy or generating energy for you? Similarly, are you adding energy to your work or draining your coworkers of energy? You have to decide if you're going to add energy. The same at home. So it's a cycle, not a balance.
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