One definition of “balance” might prompt today’s multi-tasking professionals to chuckle: A state of equilibrium between contrasting, opposing or interacting elements.
Equilibrium? Not likely.
I’ve long thought the notion of work-life balance was a misnomer. The phrase — and what it implies — is too rigid for the flexibility that our lives require. Balance suggests some level of perfection, which is simply unrealistic when your 8 year old is late for soccer practice or your grad-school term paper is due in two hours.
