8 Best Articles on Balanced Life
The most useful articles on balanced life from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Balanced Life Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on balanced life by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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How to make work-life balance work
Work-life balance, says Nigel Marsh, is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity -- and offers…
How to ...?
How to Validate Your Emotions in 3 Simple Steps
If you want a calmer and more balanced emotional life, you need to improve your ability to validate painful emotions.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on balanced life—all under 10 minutes.
The Balanced Path: An Open Heart Without Taking on Suffering
By Leo Babauta I’ve had a few emails from readers who ask me how to be compassionate towards other people without taking on all of their suffering. Opening your heart to another person can be…
«because there’s so much suffering in the world that it can be overwhelming»
Ikigai is the Japanese lifestyle philosophy to achieve happiness
We spoke to an expert about how it can help you feel more balanced and how to practice it.
5 Habits to Build a Stronger Business and a More Balanced Life
Do these five things every day to set yourself — and your company — up for success.
Work and life should NOT be ‘balanced’
Work might be personally meaningful to you, or it might not be. But it's not who you are, or even necessarily the most interesting thing about you.
Why I Don’t Believe In Work-Life Balance
Treat work as a part of life, not an opposite to be balanced out.
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