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Why there’s no such thing as work-life balance

Work-life balance is one of those overused phrases that’s thrown about so much that I’m not sure we know what it means anymore. Work means different things to different people; life presumably means personal life, but it’s unclear if we’re talking about spending time with your partner and your children, or having time for your hobbies, or just making sure that you take a break from your office…

I had planned to write about something else today but then I stumbled upon Google’s CFO Patrick Pichette’s retirement letter.  If you haven’t read it, it’s a must read…specially for anyone wondering if there might be something more to life than slaving away for the man.

I’ve been confronted, and dare I say a tad bit persecuted, for writing so openly about my decision to leave a traditional job in…