Happier at Work #2: The Myth of "Work-Life Balance"
Is the term 'work-life balance' actually making us unhappier? This 'sode explores how to be happier at work and build actual balance into your life.
The assumption when we use the phrase 'work-life balance' is that work takes away from 'life.' Every minute spent working subtracts from your happiness. The only way to be happier is to work less. Except we have to work. So work is a necessary evil, to be endured, so we can 'live' outside our work hours.
Seems like a pretty bleak perspective, doesn't it?
We reframe this conversation, discuss how work can actually contribute to your happiness and…
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