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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 34 MIN

why it should be called life-work-balance

from idlehood | the culture of leisure · host by klaudia

What if everything you've been told about balancing work and life is fundamentally broken? This episode pulls apart one of modern culture's most cherished concepts and asks the uncomfortable questions nobody wants to face.Why are we all so exhausted? Why does one full-time salary no longer provide stability? And why do companies scream about work-life balance while their employees answer emails on vacation?There's a reason this 1980s concept doesn't work anymore – and it's not because "you're doing it wrong".This isn't about time management hacks or setting boundaries. It's about understanding why the entire framework is flawed, and what happens when you flip the script entirely.

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