It's time to rethink what work-life balance really means

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Many strive for a work-life balance — but what does it really mean?

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A millennial woman says there are benefits to returning to the office, but it hasn't made her more productive

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Joy-Ann returned to in-office work.

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5 ways to improve your work/life balance, according to work psychologists

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A man with a laptop sits alone in a cafe.

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I was so stressed at work that I stopped getting my period. I knew I had to change my work habits.

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The author, not pictured, struggled with work-life balance.

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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.

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Nicola Lindgren, her husband and their two kids.
"Having my husband take a good chunk of parental leave made me feel like we got to walk a mile in each other's shoes," Lindgren said.

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A millennial investor feels happier and healthier after taking most of her meetings off Zoom

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A healthcare tech investor says there are benefits to taking meetings on the phone over Zoom.

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An engineer started a food blog after a quarter-life crisis. When she was laid off, she saw an opportunity and turned it into a lucrative career.

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As well as running her food blog, Jennese Torres now hosts a podcast about personal finance too.

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As more offices go back to normal, companies face a choice: Maintain a compassionate workplace or risk losing employees

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Workers experiencing hard times need support from their companies.

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Gen Z is quiet quitting because we've seen Millennials suffer through economic hardship. Companies can't sell us a pipe dream.

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Gabrielle Judge says she purposefully chose a job where she wasn't constantly challenged and quiet quit for over one and a half years.

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