work-life balance

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Sep 21, 2017 by Adam Grant · across every show →

Everything said about work-life balance, oldest first

Sep 21, 2017
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Grant: Work-life balance is easier to achieve over weeks or months, not daily
“If you are going to strive for balance, it's much easier to achieve at the week level or the month level.”
Adam Grant Sep 21, 2017 ▶ 1:23:28 #22 Adam Grant: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind
Nov 1, 2022 positive
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Work-life balance requires daily calendar reflection, not occasional planning
“When people are managing their work-life balance, they might think that, oh, well, I have something planned with the family and next year so I got that one covered. No, I think you're going to have to think about that every day. So the idea of an integrated li…”
Alan Mulally Nov 1, 2022 ▶ 8:23 Alan Mulally: The Power Of Working Together
Jan 24, 2023 negative
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Parrish: Achieving traditional work-life balance within a holistic life is impossible
“That once you start thinking about balance and you think about living a holistic life, it becomes impossible, I think, in, in my experience.”
Shane Parrish Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 13:31 Carolyn Coughlin: Become A Better Listener
Oct 15, 2024 negative
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Fraser: Work-life balance is flawed because health and family are part of work
“I hate the concept of it in entrepreneurship, you know, like for an, like a salaried worker, like sure, like balance should be, you know, something that you're thinking about, but in particular in sport or high performance careers or something that you're doin…”
Rob Fraser Oct 15, 2024 ▶ 48:11 Rob Fraser: The Power of Focus
Jun 24, 2025 negative
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Indra Nooyi: Work-life balance and harmony do not exist
“There's nothing called balance. What balance? You know, anytime you use the word balance, I think of this beam sitting on a fulcrum that's perfectly still. It doesn't exist. It's juggling all those roles. It's not even harmony. Sometimes it's not very harmonio…”
Indra Nooyi Jun 24, 2025 ▶ 33:56 Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top
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