Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. For decades, the term “work-life balance” has been touted as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Melissa Wheeler covers leadership strategy and the future of work. Balancing work and life is a constant challenge people face ...

The notion of work-life balance receives considerable attention in our Western culture. It’s often treated as an elusive ideal that is scarcely attainable and barely sustainable. Yet work-life balance ...

Like many of us, earlier in my career, I found myself chasing the elusive ideal of work-life balance. It’s an older concept—one that promises we can seamlessly manage both professional ambitions and ...

Work-life balance is nonsense. It isn’t the key to unlocking more fulfillment and joy in our lives because it isn’t real. But whole-life balance is something anyone can attain. Achieving true joy, ...

Although the term work-life balance makes it seem like a dichotomous problem that can be "solved" by simply figuring out how much time you should distribute between "work" and "life," actually ...

Balance is relative — what feels balanced varies from person to person, and the key lies in defining what it means to you. True balance comes from the quality and joy of the time spent rather than the ...

Bing. Another email. Bzzzz. A text message. Bloop-bloop. An incoming video call. In today’s fast-paced, always-connected world, email and text alerts arrive at all hours, deadlines creep into weekends ...

If you’re anything like me, the phrase “work-life balance” can feel like an impossible goalpost. It’s this alluring idea we’re all sold: If we just organize better, try harder, or wake up earlier, ...