What’s the right balance between work and non-work time? The traditional 9-5 has slowly disappeared with the emails and zoom and texting going far beyond traditional business hours. We asked members of our community to share with us how they think about work-life balance.

Adam Kallibjian

If there is one word I was familiar with before even starting my professional career in video games, its ‘crunch’. The grueling act of putting in 16-18 hour days for weeks or months at a time to get a game out the door was common and almost socially accepted. Read more>>

Nate LeVan

Growing up, I was always taught that working hard was the most important thing and that effort would inevitably pay off. When I first moved to Los Angeles after college, I took that to heart, treating my career like a math equation where I had to outwork everyone to succeed. Read more>>

David Thomas Jenkins

The nice thing about writing poetry is everything is fair game. Work, pleasure, the minutiae, and the grand beautiful moments all play into the work. It all feeds into the work. So the balance comes into realizing when your tea cup has been filled and you have the experience to work from. Poetry without the source is just noise. Read more>>

Valery Rozo

First of all thanks for having me and giving me the chance to share my story and thoughts. Now to the question; Finding balance in life was difficult at the beginning of my career, and it became even harder once I started college. Read more>>

Golsa Sadreameli

When I started last year, I had no boundaries for myself. Would work odd hours, weekends. Even if I was not tight on deadline. Not just working on my designs, but also managing my social media and creating content. This year I decided to treat the weekend as it should be. No post on social media and no checking emails, no designing. Read more>>

matchamorningscollective

Earlier in my career, work life balance wasn’t something I thought about much. I spent several years in tech consulting traveling more than half the time, followed by a role at a fast paced semiconductor company where burnout became very real. Vacations often arrived at the point where they were deeply needed rather than simply enjoyed. After becoming a parent, my perspective shifted. Read more>>