The concept of “work life balance” is gone and probably never coming back. Some reasons: 1. AI. We can’t get enough of AI and so we’re way more attached to our devices than ever before. Which makes work just one tap away. 2. The AI opportunity. If you work in tech or any related field, you feel you have a generational opportunity, so you’re likely working harder than ever before to accomplish something you previously couldn’t. 3. Post COVID pendulum swing: after Covid, people leaned into the concept of work life balance to protect themselves from how consumed they were by their devices most hours of the day. We’ve now swung hard in the opposite direction. We’ll probably swing back at some point, but not anytime soon. 4. Email is a disaster. It’s filled with spam and cold outreach. The only viable way to communicate is messaging. The problem with messaging is that it completely hijacks our attention. Default notifications mean we get our messages immediately and social norms force us to consider responding immediately. This keeps us on our phones. And again, a tap away from work. 5. Wealth gap widening. We increasingly believe it’s harder to “make it” than ever before. And we also feel like time is running out. So we have to win while we still have time. 6. Side hustles. Mobile, AI, stocks, crypto, social media, etc — all of these have made it easier than ever to make money in more ways than one. In addition to our full time jobs, we’re increasingly pursuing extra curriculars on the side. What else?