You’re Thinking About Work-Life Balance All Wrong
Work-life balance is about more than spending time with family
It feels like my entire adult life I’ve ben reading articles telling me that work-life balance is all about managing time between work and family.
Bosses mention it in team meetings. HR departments slap it on job postings. Entire books have been written on how to "balance work and family."
But here’s the problem—work-life balance is not just about family.
A 2020 study from researchers at the University of Milano-Bicocca found that workers value their health just as much as their family when it comes to achieving work-life balance.
And yet, most of us never even consider "work-health balance" when evaluating the opportunity cost of our careers.
That’s a big mistake. Fixing it could be the key to dramatically increasing your day-to-day happiness.