Work-life balance is an outdated vision
- Work and life are not strictly separated. If you are happy at home, you bring a huge amount of energy to the office. If you're happy at work, you come home with energy. It is really a circle, not a balance.
- Your work is not just a job. You may find genuine joy in your work.
- Your work may just be a job to pay the bills.
- You may not want to achieve a work-life balance.
- Work-life balance assumes a limited definition of work.
- Work-life balance is a myth.
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