Balanced life ? not possible
The Four Burners Theory: The Downside of
Work-Life Balance
by James Clear
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There
is a concept known as The Four Burners Theory. Here’s how it was first
explained to me:
Imagine
that your life is represented by a stove with four burners on it. Each burner
symbolizes one major quadrant of your life.
1. The first burner represents your family.
2. The second burner is your friends.
3. The third burner is your health.
4. The fourth burner is your work.
The Four Burners Theory says that "in order to be successful you have to cut off one
of your burners. And in order to be really successful you have
to cut off two." [1]This is obviously true, if you are one of the best in the world in anything you leave some (many) areas of your life behind.
You can't do the 4 successfully at the same time. My advice is to concentrate when you work you work really hard and leave behind the other 3 a bit, when you do sports do it for real. when you are with your family & kids don't multitask.
that is my strategy, when i am doing something i concentrate everything on that area we don't have time do all at the same time.
more about the same:
http://thoughtmeme.blogspot.pt/2014/02/forget-about-balanced-life.html
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I agree with Francisco, better to live a balanced live and be very good but not excellent at all 4 burners. Finding a fifth burner that is positioned in the center connecting all for burners independently may help to find the 4 burner balance.
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