work/life balance

We’ve all heard the phrase, “work hard, play hard.” A quick Google search tells me this mantra dates back to 1827 and the British physician William Newnham, who wrote: “Whatever is done, it should be habitually done with earnestness; in every pursuit, exertion should be employed; work hard and play hard; always recollecting that quiescence, the stillness of inactivity is destructive to the mental welfare, and approaches very nearly to the winter of the faculties, the torpor of a hibe