Why A Healthy Work Life Balance Is Hugely Overrated

A work life balance is important. Even some job ads talk about how the company you’re about to work for will “allow” for a great work / life balance. Which is really nice of them. Because when you deduct the hours in a 24 hour day you spend sleeping, how much of the remainder do you spend in the confines of the office? Usually well over half for anyone working full-time. Turns out the promised work / life balance isn’t much of a balance at all. But at least we do something we believe in, right? That must be why we thank God it’s Friday.

What if you do something you believe in? All of a sudden work is no longer a job, it’s a passion. One of the loves of your life, so to speak. This happens to creative entrepreneurs who “create ” their own job. Which typically means starting your own company, because not very many companies appreciate the creative initiative to write your own job title, let alone job description, or pay cheque. They’d prefer to keep strict control over at least two of th…