Work-life balance is dead and rapidly being replaced by the concept of work-life integration, if the number of articles and commentaries about the topic are to be believed. The "old" idea of work-life balance seems to imply that the two concepts are actually separate parts of someone's existence. Whereas work-life integration is about seeing work as a part of improving one's overall quality of life. There is now a distinct blurring between the notion or work and leisure. And if people see their work as an important, rewarding and enjoyable part of their lives who says they cannot spend 60 hours a week doing it? Moreover in our increasingly online, connected, global economy where even the notion of 'going to the office' is now out of fashion, there is increasingly a co-existence between work and non-work. Many of us now have virtual work, work-on-the-go, multiple jobs, flexible working arrangements and traditional notions of work-life balance cannot capture this new reality. Perhaps then it is time to stop talking about a balance - weighing up one thing against another - and truly embracing the new notion of integration that stresses a more complex yet more holistic approach to the various elements that make up our lives. Balance is about trade-offs, integration is about completeness. Let's get away from talking about the old out-of-date work models so easily criticized by people who analyse work-life balance through number crunching surveys and move onto something more positive. Afterall, the notion of nine-to-five remains merely a Dolly Parton song and not something people actually do.