Embrace good enough: A response to Sandberg by Elsa Walsh

Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook, has ignited the world with her comments for women to “Lean In” to their work. It’s caused many women to question and engage in a dialogue that explores the complicated balance between work life and family – and how to choose a priority. So, should women really be on their blackberries 24/7, sending work emails, tweets and participating in other social media applications to get ahead – or seek a more balanced life?
In an article published in The Washington Post on Sunday, Elsa Walsh, a former Post reporter, author of “Divided Lives: The Public and Private Struggles of Three American Women,” and a current New Yorker staff writer, suggests we consider a “good enough” life. She takes a “longer view of a woman’s life” and frames the perspective with a question for Sandberg: Does she ever consider the fact that she will die someday?