[bigJavaLava]

> You want work that demands more of you - but not so much that work becomes your life. That way lies burnout and depression, which are not what you're looking for.

Yes, balance is key. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds?

[fmpwizard]

You can definitely have the best of both worlds. People will tell you (or me here) that it's rare, etc, and maybe it is, but all you need is one. Keeping balance is not something you do once and then you are done, it is similar to, you are not a recovered alcoholic, you are a recovering alcoholic, because any day you can fall back. You don't have to say, I can either have a happy personal life or make money, you can do both.

[AnimalMuppet]

You can't have all of both worlds. You can find a somewhat-close-to-optimal-for-you balance. It won't be everything you want, but it hopefully will be good enough.