Tag: balance

All the articles with the tag "balance".

• I Keep Talking About Balance... and Lost It for 3 Weeks

  Published: Nov 11, 2025
  · 1 min read

  I've been preaching work-life balance for months, and I just completely blew it. Three weeks of chaos, broken streaks, and phone in hand while my kids are right there.

• The 996 Culture Is Wrong — Full Stop

  Published: Oct 1, 2025
  · 2 min read

  Working 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week isn't a startup virtue. Here are 6 reasons why grinding culture is a mistake.

• 996: The Work Culture I Hate That's Spreading Through Silicon Valley

  Published: Sep 6, 2025
  · 1 min read

  996 means working from 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week. It started in Chinese tech startups and is apparently now spreading to San Francisco with the AI boom. I really hope it doesn't catch on here.