Thanks for the comment. I should have pointed out that the article was a guest post. I hope you didn’t think I was trying to call you out on that one. Balance is difficult. It’s easier right now as my boys are getting older and I haven’t returned to work yet, but I have a feeling it’s going to get messy all over again soon!

The article that shared that point of view was a guest post, whereas I’ve been known to ask “why not both” quite often.

The most common scenario is when someone receives a windfall as a signing bonus, inheritance, or buyout. The question is “should I invest the lump sum or dollar cost average?”

I usually recommend both — invest half now and the rest over 6 to 12 months.

I haven’t figured out the perfect work/life balance, but working less (and as much or as little as I want) makes it much easier.

Cheers!
-PoF

Cheers!
-PoF

It’s good to know that I am not alone in my super-focus. Sometimes it feels like others can shift priorities so much more easily than I can. I’ll be honest. I don’t know how I did not “destroy my relationship.” It should have gone “sploot” already! I definitely need to be careful about adding on too much and reminding myself to shift my focus all along the way. If only that were as easy as it sounds!

I’m leaning towards part time for sure. Now I have to figure out the best way to find that gig!

Now I’m trying to get better at dividing up the pie of my attention and find a bit more balance on all sides because I have to. Between work and family and health and managing money – focusing on just one would destroy my relationship to the other three. Staying in my comfort zone is not worth that. It’s definitely a process to learn how to actually divvy up the time per area appropriately and the proportions certainly ebb and flow across the various areas.

As a newbie to the balancing act rather than the super-focused act, I am always hyper-aware of the costs when I add something to the pie, though.

I worry (perhaps excessively) that I’ll tip it all over and it’ll go sploot.