The Death of “Work-Life Balance” | Lochhead on Different

The Big Themes:

• Declare dominion over your work: Agency is working for something greater than a paycheck. When you love what you do, you have nothing to “balance.”
• Who is your Archimedes: “If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world.”
• YOLO, “You Only Live Once”: Originally made popular by the Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. For many, a good job, a nice car, and a steady paycheck are no longer enough.
• Sometimes you need an auctioneer: Your auctioneer is probably a friend, a mentor, a family member, or former coworker who pushes you to do things you don’t think you can do.

The Big Quotes:

“So we're now seeing reasonably credible research being done by major organizations saying a huge percentage of people are considering changing jobs.”

“And so what the vast majority of people fail to understand about personal freedom and career agency is that you don't need everybody to agree with what you're doing.”

“I think we're at a time where it behooves all of us to care about our lives and our work and the intertwining of the two.”

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