Comments on: Real-life disclosures on the myth of work/life balance http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/ Career and life advice for the new generation Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: One Guy, One Girl, Two Start-Ups and a Relationship | Modite http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-341899 One Guy, One Girl, Two Start-Ups and a Relationship | Modite Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:03:20 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-341899 [...] to separate work and life, especially in the statuesque pursuit of balance, but while I used to recognize and promote blur, I’m now mindful of the distinct delineation between the [...] [...] to separate work and life, especially in the statuesque pursuit of balance, but while I used to recognize and promote blur, I’m now mindful of the distinct delineation between the [...]

]]> By: The bastardization of authenticity | Modite http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-333159 The bastardization of authenticity | Modite Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:34:21 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-333159 [...] Gross over-sharing is not encouraging or revolutionary or innovative. You are not absolved because you made what was once private now public. [...] [...] Gross over-sharing is not encouraging or revolutionary or innovative. You are not absolved because you made what was once private now public. [...]

]]> By: How to manage your career | Modite http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-302376 How to manage your career | Modite Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:40:25 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-302376 [...] met Ryan through his ideas and opinions. I commented on his blog posts and often disagreed. When I started [...] [...] met Ryan through his ideas and opinions. I commented on his blog posts and often disagreed. When I started [...]

]]> By: How to innovate your career | Modite http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-289199 How to innovate your career | Modite Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:04:18 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-289199 [...] is, you don’t produce marketing plans, you create connections. You don’t create paintings, you evoke emotion. You don’t deliver newspapers, you spread [...] [...] is, you don’t produce marketing plans, you create connections. You don’t create paintings, you evoke emotion. You don’t deliver newspapers, you spread [...]

]]> By: Susie Wee http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-286244 Susie Wee Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:38:46 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-286244 Hi Rebecca, Nice post. I don't know much about work-life balance, but I just wrote a post about "work-life bursts", which are the bursty work demands and bursty life demands that jump out at you and require you to put in work bursts and life bursts to tackle them. Not quite a solution to work-life balance, but hopefully another way to look at the demands for people who want to be successful at both. Good luck handling the bursts! Hi Rebecca,
Nice post. I don’t know much about work-life balance, but I just wrote a post about “work-life bursts”, which are the bursty work demands and bursty life demands that jump out at you and require you to put in work bursts and life bursts to tackle them. Not quite a solution to work-life balance, but hopefully another way to look at the demands for people who want to be successful at both. Good luck handling the bursts!

]]> By: ((little fat notebook)) » Blog Archive » Social media paving the way to transparency - good or bad? http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-255240 ((little fat notebook)) » Blog Archive » Social media paving the way to transparency - good or bad? Mon, 11 May 2009 09:55:21 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-255240 [...] blog I was reading recently dealt with the decision to be more transparent and it made me think about my own choice to use pseudonyms.  Only recently did I even decide to [...] [...] blog I was reading recently dealt with the decision to be more transparent and it made me think about my own choice to use pseudonyms.  Only recently did I even decide to [...]

]]> By: 3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Modite http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-251286 3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Modite Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:33:40 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-251286 [...] Do it small and awkward first. I practiced my first big speech in front of Ryan. Doing speeches is actually much more difficult in front of people you know. Ryan and I weren’t [...] [...] Do it small and awkward first. I practiced my first big speech in front of Ryan. Doing speeches is actually much more difficult in front of people you know. Ryan and I weren’t [...]

]]> By: Why I Gave Up Trying to Balance Work and Life and Decided to Stay Sane Instead « Sam Davidson http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-237388 Why I Gave Up Trying to Balance Work and Life and Decided to Stay Sane Instead « Sam Davidson Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:12:13 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-237388 [...] take Rebecca Thorman, who recently wrote about her long hours and need to do it all, much to the chagrin of her boyfriend. I agree with her that work/life is a myth for most people, [...] [...] take Rebecca Thorman, who recently wrote about her long hours and need to do it all, much to the chagrin of her boyfriend. I agree with her that work/life is a myth for most people, [...]

]]> By: Professional vs Personable « PR Stuff Etc. http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-225982 Professional vs Personable « PR Stuff Etc. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:07:39 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-225982 [...] alias for myself online so people can’t see the real me? Probably not. Am I going to blog about my personal relationships for the world to see? Probably not. Not to disregard anyone who does - there really is no right or [...] [...] alias for myself online so people can’t see the real me? Probably not. Am I going to blog about my personal relationships for the world to see? Probably not. Not to disregard anyone who does – there really is no right or [...]

]]> By: Paula http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/comment-page-2/#comment-225910 Paula Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:47:28 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2009/02/10/real-life-disclosures-on-the-myth-of-worklife-balance/#comment-225910 Rebecca, I am just finding your blog (thanks to Valeria Maltoni's "Conversation Agent"), and I really enjoyed this post - and all the comments here - about work/life balance. It brought to mind a wonderful PBS interview with artist Janine Antoni, who discusses an art piece called "Touch" that involved learning to walk on a tightrope. She notes in part: " ...it wasn’t that I was getting more balanced, but that I was getting more comfortable with being out of balance. I would let the pendulum swing a little bit further and rather than getting nervous and overcompensating by leaning too much to one side I could compensate just enough. And I thought, I wish I could do that in my life when things are getting out of balance." Antoni's interview and short video of her tightrope walk along the "horizon" of her longtime home is inspiring as it explores so many different perspectives on the state of balance we all strive for. Thanks for a great discussion! http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/antoni/clip1.html Rebecca, I am just finding your blog (thanks to Valeria Maltoni’s “Conversation Agent”), and I really enjoyed this post – and all the comments here – about work/life balance.

It brought to mind a wonderful PBS interview with artist Janine Antoni, who discusses an art piece called “Touch” that involved learning to walk on a tightrope. She notes in part:

” …it wasn’t that I was getting more balanced, but that I was getting more comfortable with being out of balance. I would let the pendulum swing a little bit further and rather than getting nervous and overcompensating by leaning too much to one side I could compensate just enough. And I thought, I wish I could do that in my life when things are getting out of balance.”

Antoni’s interview and short video of her tightrope walk along the “horizon” of her longtime home is inspiring as it explores so many different perspectives on the state of balance we all strive for. Thanks for a great discussion!

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/antoni/clip1.html

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