Remember when flexible work arrangements and working from home were viewed as work-life balance?
That was so 2019!
Reality is that work is part of life, and now that many of us are working from home, we have a tendency of always being logged in to work, without any sense of start and stop times to our “work day”. We are juggling work with helping children with schoolwork, caring for elderly parents, doing household chores, making meals, trying to stay healthy, sanitizing and re-sanitizing…etc…all while dealing with uncertainty, anxiety and adapting to a new way of life.
Balance is when all of these elements are always in equal proportions on two opposite sides of a scale. However, the truth is that every day is different, often tipping the scale more to any one side; and when the scale tips, it is no longer balanced! Instead of balance, how about we rename it Synergy? Synergy is combining the various elements of life, to make living, as a whole, more fruitful and fulfilling (like mixing ingredients in different proportions to cook a hearty meal, or baking a comforting dessert)
What do you think? Should we stick to work-life balance? Do you have a different term for it?
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