Have you seen in history how all worthwhile things were created—invented—through insane, chaotic, all-consuming dedication? Like John Carmack says: work–life balance is fine, but, he continues, there are a lot of benefits to obsession.

But have you also heard how work–life balance has opened new avenues of improvement, innovation, and a fulfilling life?

If this seems like a paradox, then let me offer a possible solution to this puzzle.

Maybe balance is not the midpoint of two extremes, but a system to near-effortlessly run repeating tasks—the ability to give importance to the matter that needs attention at the moment. And these systems bring us the energised serenity to lose ourselves in the chaos of creation. A chaos that is born from creating something new—something without any templates to calmly follow. This chaos will again give rise to systems that bring balance to our lives.

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