If you work 12 hours a day, more than 5 days a week, does this discussion of work/life baclnae make any sense at all? In the early part of the 20th century, workers fought hard (some died) for an 8 hour workday so that they could have time to do something other than work and sleep. Many high-tech workers and young managers climbing the corporate ladder seem more than willing to give that up for promised future gains. My average day is 10 hours. I am thankful that I only work 5 days a week. Add a lengthening daily commute to that and most of my day is gone during the week. Some of us resolve this by shortening the amount of time we sleep. 5-6 hours of sleep a night is not uncommon and not enough. Lowered productivity results, leading to longer hours as a way to get something done. I see more cases of fatigue leading to lowered productivity and lower quality results.  Good enough  becomes the rule because we're too tired to strive for more.Mashing work and life together works great only if you love what you do. Ask Mick Jagger about work/life baclnae. He probably has no problem. Many of us are not that fortunate.