Don’t get so busy making a life that you forget to make a living

“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

And so the quote goes. Nice advice, I’ve always found. Life should have a balance to it. At least, that’s what I always took from the quote.

But I feel the quote is much mis-used. Especially when directed at the self-employed, or at someone in traditional employment who clearly has a love and passion for their work, for what they do.

It’s a quote I often hear when I’ve spent the week pretty much in solitude battling to get th...