{
  "id": 735601,
  "title": "Forget work-life balance. Try work-life mission instead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/forget-work-life-balance-try-work-life-mission-instead",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91589138/forget-work-life-balance-try-work-life-mission-instead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "I remember the moment I realized that “ work-life balance ” would never work for me. It was a few years into building Project Petals , my impact and environmental organization, and I was deep in burnout. My work was so deeply connected to my values that drawing a boundary felt near impossible. Whenever I prioritized rest, it felt like I was doing so at the very expense of my mission. But every…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}