Is Work-Life Balance Even Real Anymore?

Honestly, it feels nearly impossible. Even if I leave my laptop at the end of the day, notifications from Slack or email keep drawing my attention. I feel like I never fully disconnect. On weekends, I still think about unfinished tasks, and it makes it hard to enjoy downtime.
I completely agree. Remote work was supposed to give freedom, but in reality it’s made boundaries harder to maintain. Work now seeps into home life in ways we didn’t anticipate. Even when I try to schedule personal time, I end up responding to work requests in the evening.