I moved back in with my parents at 30 and am still here 10 years later. I used to feel embarrassed but now I see it as a privilege.

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Diana Choi.

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We quit our jobs at 26, moved, and opened a whiskey distillery. I don't expect our kids to take it over.

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Lucy and Andy Rieger quit their jobs and moved to Kansas City to open a distillery.

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I worked 14-hour days at a startup. A stage 3 cancer diagnosis changed how I succeeded at Netflix and Meta.

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I collided with a tractor-trailer on my 39th birthday. It was my wake-up call to leave my job and start my own company.

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Christina Jones set up her own company after being involved in a road collision.

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3 simple changes freed up 2 hours of my day. I'm no longer overworked and close my laptop at 5.30 p.m. guilt-free.

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Lillywhite said his 3 habits have given him at least two extra hours of rest each day.

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I became self-employed after having kids. It was harder than corporate life.

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Katie Bullon left the corporate world after her first child was born.

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Shopify president says work-life balance is a 'misnomer' — and that we should embrace work-life 'harmony'

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Shopify president Harley Finkelstein didn't think a 9-5 was perfect "work-life harmony."

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I went from a team of over two dozen engineers to an AI-powered team of 6. Here's my advice for engineers told to embrace AI.

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Shivam Sagar shares what it's like to work on an AI-powered tiny team.

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I'm a dad, and I balance 2 careers while parenting. I've embraced imperfection and model resilience for my kids.

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The author (not pictured) balances two careers while parenting.

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I thought I was working towards something I wanted, then I realized I was living someone else's life

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Author, Erin Coupe.
Erin Coupe's "I Can Fit That In: How Rituals (Not Routines) Transform Your Life" is out November 5th.

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