- Balance doesn't mean you need to do everything at every point in time. A different idea of balance is around the seasonality of life. - Life often ebbs and flows and we can prioritise and focus on different things at different points in our lives. ---- "People tend to misinterpret balance as “needing to do everything,” says Brad Stulberg, an executive coach whose latest book is Master of Change. “I need to be the perfect partner, the perfect parent, the perfect employee, the perfect friend; I need to have orchids and follow Game of Thrones and have a fantasy football team and on and on … I think a much more realistic and attainable version is to have your priorities and your emphases ebb and flow with your life.”" - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/seasons-life-priorities-mental-health/676255/)