Comments on: The Fallacy of Work-Life Balance

By: Coach Michele

Coach Michele — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:05:34 +0000

More and more people seem to be moving towards “jobs” that are not separate from real life, they are a core component of their successful, fulfilling life. It’s fun, as a Coach, helping people make that real!

By: Tom Kelly

Tom Kelly — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:19:05 +0000

Thanks for the comments ladies!

By: Jessica Reddy

Jessica Reddy — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:24:19 +0000

Tom is right, work-life balance is a fallacy. Balance feels like there is some perfection involved. This leaves us feeling like we haven’t done enough in one area or another.

I like Tom’s use of harmony as a replacement word for balance. Harmony definitions include : 1. Agreement in feeling or opinion, 2. a pleasing combination of elements in a whole.

Harmony involves an acceptance of imbalance!

By: Bonnie Michels

Bonnie Michels — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:46:05 +0000

Hi Tom,
I have mixed feelings regarding your blog on Fallacy of Work-Life Balance. Having been a consultant on the issue for 25 years I think the word balance still works. Most people need balance and not integration. We don’t need to be too literal with the word. Also I think integrating work and personal life doesn’t work. There needs to be some separation and that is the problem with all the technology. Individuals don’t know how to separate work from personal life.
I appreciate your comments and I know balance is not a perfect word. However we can try to find more equilibruim in our work-lives.

By: Coach Michele

Coach Michele — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:55:28 +0000

I love the integration word…It is so much more useful than “balance”, and also affirms the idea that our work and our lives don’t need to be two totally disparate things!