There is much written about the need for work-life balance as a way of minimizing the stress of multiple demands. But sometimes balance is not possible—the demands of your professional life call for a sustained period of action. Or a child’s sickness simply can’t be ignored. In both cases you give priority to a project that comes with a sense of urgency and importance that requires you to be strategically unbalanced. Your other projects, neglected for the moment, can return to the forefront at a later time.
Well-said about work-life balance
