Business
My friend, James Clear, wrote a very thought-provoking article, titled The Four Burners Theory: The Downside of Work-Life Balance. You should go check it out. Imagine a stovetop with four burners. Each burner represents one of the following areas of your life: 1. Health 2. Work 3. Family 4. Friends The premise is 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. I found James’ article very thought-provoking and wanted to have a conversation about it with Matt. We wouldn’t suggest taking the theory as law, but it provided some great food for thought. For instance, I find the lack of a “Personal Time” category peculiar. One could argue that would go under “Health” but that seems like stretching it. Regardless, we really just took the theory at face value as a starting point for a conversation. I don’t expect you to agree with everything. Certainly your priorities are unique. I just expect you to think. If I get you to think, I’ve done my job. Thanks again to James Clear for writing such a thought-provoking article.