On Work-Life Balance

Most talk of "work-life balance" is just whining.

by Rod D. Martin
Inc. Magazine
July 1, 2015

What is this "work-life balance" thing people keep talking about?

I am an entrepreneur. It's what I've chosen to do with my life. I am very happy with my life, which is largely composed of work: work I've chosen because, yes, it makes me money, because it makes the world better (assuming we're successful), and because it gives expression to my particular gifts, such as they are. Some people paint, some write poetry. This is what I do.

When I hear people whine (and yes, fair or unfair, that's what I hear them doing) about "work-life balance," it seems to me that more often than not they're expressing an entitlement mentality. "I really shouldn't have to work,” they seem to be saying, “but since I do, I demand as much time away from that work as I can possibly get away with." And if their work is indeed meaningless and stupid, then good for them (although if we counted up all the hours these same people are probably spending on Facebook and porn si…