Your Work-Life Balance Is Wasting You || Acharya Prashant || आचार्य प्रशांत Is work-life balance actually a myth? At IIT Bombay, Acharya Prashant answers why chasing balance might be wasting your life — and why real devotion to a goal never needs "sacrifice." A student asked a question every ambitious young person eventually faces: should you sacrifice family, friends, and fun for one goal — or should life stay balanced? The answer breaks a belief most people never question. When you truly love your goal, the things that don't matter simply drop away on their own, quietly, without needing to be sacrificed. Acharya Prashant also breaks down a brutal equation on success vs inner emptiness — how you can keep growing externally while your actual inner life quietly falls into the negative. That's not growth. That's a wasted life. This conversation also covers why constantly comparing yourself to others is pointless, and why Gen Z's loudest idea of freedom might be its deepest bondage — a must-watch for anyone feeling busy, accomplished, and still empty inside. 🔑 KEYWORDS Acharya Prashant | Breaking Free | Work Life Balance | Wasted Life | Sacrifice vs Devotion | Career Pressure | IIT Bombay | Student Motivation | Comparison and Growth | Gen Z Freedom | Performative Freedom | Self Growth | Ego | Vedanta | Philosophy for Students | Inner Peace | Success and Emptiness | Life Advice | Spirituality | Mindfulness 🧔🏻♂ Want to meet Acharya Prashant? Be a part of the Live Sessions: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/enquiry?cmId=m00046 📚 Want to read Acharya Prashant's Books? Get Free Delivery: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/books?cmId=m00046 📝 Read 3 handpicked wisdom articles, just for you: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/articles?cmId=m00046 ➖➖➖➖➖➖ #AcharyaPrashant #आचार्यप्रशांत #BreakingFree #YouthOfIndia #Freedom #liberationtheology Video Information: 10.12.2025, IIT Bombay Title : Your Work-Life Balance Is Wasting You || Acharya Prashant Context: - In this thought-provoking session at IIT Bombay, Acharya Prashant speaks with young students about freedom, ambition, comparison, passion, guilt, and the pressure to become someone in today’s world. Why does Gen Z feel more free than ever before while still carrying fear, confusion, and inner dependence? Why does comparison continue even after success? Can personal fulfillment and social contribution really be separate? Through direct questions and real st ➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎧 Listen to #AcharyaPrashant on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3f0KFwe... Music Credits: Milind Date ~ ~ ~ ~