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“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.”
― Alain de Botton

“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.”
― Simon Sinek

“Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls-- family, health, friends, integrity-- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
― Gary Keller, The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

“A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.”
― Alain de Botton

“You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.”
― Heather Schuck, The Working Mom Manifesto

“You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel—a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work was done, my mind has been a whirlpool, swift, unprogressive and incessant, a torrent of thoughts leading nowhere, spinning round swift and steady”
― H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes

“I can't comprehend living to work, but then I'm afraid of working just to live.”
― Jessica George, Maame

“Perhaps the answer is that it is necessary to slow down, finally giving up on economistic fanaticism and collectively rethink the true meaning of the word “wealth.â€� Wealth does not mean a person who owns a lot, but refers to someone who has enough time to enjoy what nature and human collaboration place within everyone’s reach. If the great majority of people could understand this basic notion, if they could be liberated from the competitive illusion that is impoverishing everyone’s life, the very foundations of capitalism, would start to crumble (p. 169).”
― Franco Bifo Berardi

“Very well then! I'll write, write write. He let the words soak into his mind and displace all else.

A man had a choice, after all. He devoted his life to his work or to his wife and children and home. It could not be combined; not in this day and age. In this insane world where God was second to income and goodness to wealth.”
― Richard Matheson, Collected Stories, Vol. 1

“Always remember that whatsoever is happening to you, is happening within you, and whatsoever you are doing, you are doing with yourself. Even when you are angry and hitting somebody else, you are doing something with yourself. The other is just a screen on which you project.”
― Osho, Beloved of my heart: A Darshan diary

“[Clayton] Christensen had seen dozens of companies falter by going for immediate payoffs rather than long-term growth, and he saw people do the same thing. In three hours at work, you could get something substantial accomplished, and if you failed to accomplish it you felt the pain right away. If you spent three hours at home with your family, it felt like you hadn't done a thing, and if you skipped it nothing happened. So you spent more and more time at the office, on high-margin, quick-yield tasks, and you even believed that you were staying away from home for the sake of your family. He had seen many people tell themselves that they could divide their lives into stages, spending the first part pushing forward their careers, and imagining that at some future point they would spend time with their families--only to find that by then their families were gone.”
― Larissa MacFarquhar

“No, they didn’t have any money, the sea was dangerous and men were lost, but it was a satisfying life in a way people today do not understand. There was a joinery of lives all worked together, smooth in places, or lumpy, but joined. The work and the living you did was the same things, not separated out like today.”
― Annie Proulx, The Shipping News

“You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“At times, it is good to take a break to enjoy your achievements.”
― Harjeet Khanduja, The Storytelling Leader and other stories

“Your work isn’t a life-or-death situation. You’re not a doctor, and your clients aren’t patients waiting in an emergency room.”
― Omar Kandil, Winning the Slow Race: Achieve More by Moving Smarter, Not Faster

“Tick marks eat up a lot of quality time.”
― Harjeet Khanduja, The Storytelling Leader and other stories

“Life is a story waiting to be read, each chapter written with the ink of experience.”
― Umesha Chathurangi Handapangoda, Mastering Time: Strategies for Productivity and Success

“Even critical theory, which once took its distance from damaged life, becomes another game. Apply to top-ranked schools. Find a good coach. Pick a rising subfield. Prove your abilities. Get yourself published. Get some grants. Get a job. Get another job offer to establish your level in bargaining with your boss. Keep your nose clean and get tenure. You won! Now you can play! Now you can do what you secretly wanted to do all those years ago... Only now you can’t remember.”
― McKenzie Wark, Gamer Theory

“You are replaceable at work, but irreplaceable to your family.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“There will always be new business opportunities. If you say no to one deal, another will come along. But you can't replace a friend. Sure you will make new ones, but the people who have known you outside the office, maybe since before your career even started, those relationships can't just be replaced.”
― Lauren Wesley Wilson, What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

“We don’t need work-life balance; we need to prioritize life and let work find its proper place within it. Balance implies equality, but life demands more than just equal parts; it calls for work to fit into the bigger picture. Work should enhance life, not compete with it; life is where our true priorities lie.”
― Carson Anekeya

“Life is not a scale to balance work against... A truly fulfilling life is one where work fits naturally alongside our physical health, ensuring we have the energy to enjoy our passions; our mental well-being, keeping our minds clear and focused on what truly matters; our relationships, which provide love and support beyond the workplace; our sense of fun, reminding us to laugh and enjoy life’s moments; our goals, guiding us toward meaningful achievements that reflect our values; our purpose, giving us a sense of direction that goes beyond a paycheck; our spiritual growth, nurturing the soul and connecting us to something greater; and our emotional resilience, helping us navigate life’s challenges with strength and grace. In this way, work doesn’t compete with life but instead becomes one part of a life filled with meaning, joy, and fulfillment.”
― Carson Anekeya

“The only thing worse than a job you don't like is one that pays well enough and keep you stuck.”
― Ini-Amah Lambert, How to Live Off Dividends All Year: The Passive Income Playbook For Busy Professionals

“The only thing worse than a job you don't like is one that pays well enough to drown you in money illusion.”
― Ini-Amah Lambert, How to Live Off Dividends All Year: The Passive Income Playbook For Busy Professionals

“Any work that takes you from quality time with your children doesn’t just cost you moments—it costs you life’s most irreplaceable treasure.”
― Emmanuel Apetsi

“The numbers don’t lie: if your leader thinks stress is a sign of hard work, you’re following an idiot, not a visionary.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“Burnout isn’t a badge of honor; it’s a warning sign of failed leadership.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“Leaders who glorify overwork aren’t visionaries; they’re architects of modern dystopias.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“May your work assume
A proper space in your life;
Instead of owning or using you,
May it challenge and refine you,
Bringing you every day further
Into the wonder of your heart.”
― John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

“A long-lasting relationship isn't about making love every day. It's about making the relationship work every day, with a little love thrown in for good measure.”
― Dr. Clara V. Stanton, Love’s Hidden Keys: Mastering Relationships in Today’s Chaos