Not the biggest Jack Welch fan, but I think his quote on work life balance is most accurate:
"There's no such thing as work-life balance, there are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences."
You don't need to rationalize spending more time with your family and less at work or vice-versa, just be honest about the consequences of it.
I worked a ton before I had a family, 7 days a week, always online. Now that I have scaled back I do accomplish less work, and I am 100% ok with that. My choice is more time with my wife and kids, and slightly less money (and alot less chance of a big $$ windfall), but I couldn't be happier.
"There's no such thing as work-life balance, there are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences."
You don't need to rationalize spending more time with your family and less at work or vice-versa, just be honest about the consequences of it.
I worked a ton before I had a family, 7 days a week, always online. Now that I have scaled back I do accomplish less work, and I am 100% ok with that. My choice is more time with my wife and kids, and slightly less money (and alot less chance of a big $$ windfall), but I couldn't be happier.