Work/Life balance is bullshit.

by Tobias van Schneider
first appeared on my private email list.

There is no question being asked more often than how I manage my work/life balance. Every time someone asks me that question I struggle with a straight answer.

For me the concept of work/life balance is bullshit. The fact that we call it work/life balance automatically implies that one of the two is negative and we need to balance it with the other.

It usually implies that you have work on the evil side, and life on the other. It makes…