Work-Life Balance Doesn’t Help You Build Something Incredible Online

Too often the balanced life just leads to the comfortable life.

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4 min readMar 15

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This whole article might feel like a slap in the face.

Stick with me because it’s not what you think. The corporate world teaches us the naughty phrase work-life balance.

Tim Denning

Written by Tim Denning

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Aussie Blogger with 500M+ views — Writer for CNBC & Business Insider. Inspiring the world through Personal Development and Entrepreneurship — timdenning.com/mb

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