What's the Secret to Life Balance? The Answers Here May Surprise You
Dear Real Academics, This is the age-old question in our often-hectic way of living. What is the secret to life balance? I don't know about you, but the idea of trying to achieve life balance stresses me out. I think about ways to do it, try, and still end up stressed out and feeling guilty for not accomplishing what I think life balance should look like. Very recently, I encountered a video on this topic that helped me understand more about life balance. The video is from the Rachel Cruz Show at Ramsey Solutions. Rachel interviews Christy Wright on her upcoming book Take Back Your Time: The Guilt-Free Guide to Life Balance . You can watch the 18-minute interview by clicking on the link at the end of this blog post if you so choose. Here I highlight some of the ideas: (1) Life balance does not mean doing everything for an equal amount of time. In other words, it's not about compartmentalizing 50% of my day to work and 50% to family. Instead, life balance is about doin...