Balance of Life
Does anyone truly believe that they live a well-balanced life?
Does anyone really feel like they have it all under control?
It may be just a me thing, but I have never quite felt like I get right.
It is either you feel you are relaxing too much or too little, working too much or working too little. It is never that you are working just enough and relaxing just enough. The balance is never perfect. I have a few theories of why this is.
It is an incredibly thin line, almost impossibly thin. In Astronomy, there is the concept of “The Goldilocks Zone” for where potentially habitable planets would be relative to their distance from their sun. They would be not too hot and not too cold, just right… With the infinite nature of space, that means a number of planets will end up within that habitable zone, but the vast majority will not. Balancing life is a lot like ending up within that “Goldilocks Zone.” By default, most people will not end up with a perfect life balance.
It will never feel perfect. You will have a perfect life balance when you believe you have a perfect life balance. You have to be comfortable accepting that may not feel just right. I’ve always struggled with feeling guilty for not working enough, which may be helpful at times. Still, I believe that having the ability to “switch-off” work mode and “switch on” relax mode is an immensely underrated ability.
It is a myth. This is my least likely theory, and I feel like it is the sucker’s way out. While I do believe that it is true that there are not enough hours in the day, I don’t think there are not enough days in the year. Additionally, with time optimization and proper scheduling you can live a full and well-rounded life, it just takes thinking.
Balancing life is tough. It is something I have struggled with since day 1 of Quokka. I think it is something that I have gotten better with, but I will be the first to admit that it is not perfect.