A short YouTube monologue (by Mark Evans DM) arguing against the idea of "balance" and for concentrated focus and presence. The speaker suggests that claiming to "balance" many activities often means being distracted (e.g., watching football while children need attention), and instead favors clear communication about focused periods (e.g., telling fans you'll be busy for two weeks).
I don't really believe in balance. You know, I believe in focus. Like, if I'm doing a big event, I'm sitting down with the fans saying, yo, I'm gonna be busy for two weeks. Just a heads up, I might be a little off, you know, because I am pretty present. I don't think it's about balance, about being present. You know, I think a lot of people that do it on balance, but they're watching football while their kids are screaming, drinking stuff in the house, you know, oh, I'm so balanced. I'm handling the fan time, but you're not investing time with the fan.
