I think this post comes from an honest place, but it's a really trite sentiment. And I think this idea that it puts forth that people can separate or partition

I think this post comes from an honest place, but it's a really trite sentiment. And I think this idea that it puts forth that people can separate or partition themselves from their work is wishful thinking. It reminds me of that TV show Severance. >The idea of a work-life balance is a myth. It suggests that work should be as central to our lives as our passions, which is wrong. The author of this piece is a creative, and probably has a preoccupation with what her peers are achieving and measuring herself based on that. But I've known people who are waiters or bartenders who end up just as obsessed with their job. It's inherently going to be a part of you. It's part of your life. You can't just turn that off. Something that's really interesting to me about viewing work through this lens is how disconnected the idea of "work" has become from reality. Every day millions of people wake up and perform all sorts of labor that is absolutely essential to keep societies functioning. Growing and harvesting crops, repairing electrical outages, keeping our water supply clean, picking up trash, etc... Without that, things would fall apart. But most of those jobs are looked down upon and there definitely isn't a sense of community built by doing them. In any way of humans organizing themselves, labor would be necessary. The author's feelings about work remind me of Karl Marx's theory of alienation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx's_theory_of_alienation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx's_theory_of_alienation