Work, Life, and Fun is a flywheel not a balance

When we describe work and life as things to be balanced, we are suggesting that work and life are at odds with each other. More time or energy allocated to work means less time and energy allocated to life. 
This is obviously absurd, though. Work is just another part of life like family, community, food, fitness, creativity, travel, fun, spiri... See more

Work is not something to be balanced against everything else. It’s one of the many buckets in our life, sometimes the most important one if you’re hardwired that way, and something we should figure out how best to integrate with the other areas in a healthy, supportive way.