In recent decades, the elusive work-life balance was presented as the pinnacle of a well-lived modern lifestyle. The concept is simple and alluring, work takes place here, life happens over there and there’s a clean and elegant boundary between them. All you needed was the right proportions of work and life and then everything would click into place. But, for many this is not aspirational or calming, it may feel exhausting and it’s not likely to work for them.