I really enjoyed this and I agree with it. It’s just maybe not for me.
I don’t think it’s finding the right rhythm - it’s more being boxed into one in the first place.
I function better in bursts, crashes, random hyperfocus, then nothing - so I’m not sure that’s fits the standard description of rhythm – but it’s an alternative one 😊
A better angle for me instead of rhythm vs balance is flexibility? Maybe? looser structures.
😊 I don’t know if it’s for the best but for now it’s an easier option. It likely needs to be something closer to your position to better function but for now it will do 🫠
I love the idea of replacing “balance” with “rhythm”. Personally, I was never a fan of the expression “work life balance” - as it implies work is somehow not part of life… how can we ever balance anything with life?
I really like the way you put that - “how can we ever balance anything with life?”
The word balance always felt a bit rigid to me too, like everything has to be evenly distributed at all times… which just isn’t how real life moves. Some days lean more into work, others into rest, and that’s not something to fix, just something to notice.
Rhythm feels more forgiving somehow. It allows for those shifts without making you feel like you’re constantly falling short.
That’s a great image - I like what you said about it holding both rhythm and balance. Maybe that’s where they meet… not in perfect stillness, but in how you move with things over time.
“Walk in balance” feels less like a fixed state and more like an ongoing adjustment - something you keep returning to rather than something you achieve once and hold onto.
Thanks for sharing that, it adds a nice layer to the idea.
I really enjoyed this and I agree with it. It’s just maybe not for me.
I don’t think it’s finding the right rhythm - it’s more being boxed into one in the first place.
I function better in bursts, crashes, random hyperfocus, then nothing - so I’m not sure that’s fits the standard description of rhythm – but it’s an alternative one 😊
A better angle for me instead of rhythm vs balance is flexibility? Maybe? looser structures.
Self content and comfort is what matters more than everything these. You keep focusing and doing what fits you best 😊
😊 I don’t know if it’s for the best but for now it’s an easier option. It likely needs to be something closer to your position to better function but for now it will do 🫠
I love the idea of replacing “balance” with “rhythm”. Personally, I was never a fan of the expression “work life balance” - as it implies work is somehow not part of life… how can we ever balance anything with life?
I really like the way you put that - “how can we ever balance anything with life?”
The word balance always felt a bit rigid to me too, like everything has to be evenly distributed at all times… which just isn’t how real life moves. Some days lean more into work, others into rest, and that’s not something to fix, just something to notice.
Rhythm feels more forgiving somehow. It allows for those shifts without making you feel like you’re constantly falling short.
For many years, back in the 1970s, my 1963 VW Bug had a bumper sticker I placed on it that said, to wit:
Walk in balance on the Earth Mother~~~Sun Bear
This embodied both thangs: Rhythm and Balance
That’s a great image - I like what you said about it holding both rhythm and balance. Maybe that’s where they meet… not in perfect stillness, but in how you move with things over time.
“Walk in balance” feels less like a fixed state and more like an ongoing adjustment - something you keep returning to rather than something you achieve once and hold onto.
Thanks for sharing that, it adds a nice layer to the idea.