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4 burners where all of the 4 can not coexist: Family, Friends, Health, Work
The Four Burners Theory says that “in order to be successful you have to cut off one of your burners. And in order to be really successful you have to cut off two.”
Workarounds
- Outsource Burners
It does not work well for family, friends and health at some point...
- Embrace Constraints
Optimise everything. Assuming a particular set of constraints, how can I be as effective as possible?
Embracing constraints means accepting that you are operating at less than your full potential. Yes, there are plenty of ways to “work smarter, not harder” but it is difficult to avoid the fact that where you spend your time matters. If you invested more time into your health or your relationships or your career, you would likely see improved results in that area.
- The season of life
What if, instead of searching for perfect work-life balance at all times, you divided your life into seasons that focused on a particular area?
Furthermore, there is often a multiplier effect that occurs when you dedicate yourself fully to a given area. In many cases, you can achieve more by going all-in on a given task for a few years than by giving it a lukewarm effort for fifty years. Maybe it is best to strive for seasons of imbalance and rotate through them as needed.
