There is a common theme amongst young architects—perhaps even a culture or shared honor—of long hours and grueling work. Even moreso, early stages of one’s career can be accompanied with feelings of being lost or inexperienced, creating greater stress and spending more time to compensate. This episode (part 1 of 2 on this topic) will look at strategies of the important but all-too-fleeting nature of life/work balance, and how COVID-19 has changed how people are approaching this issue. In part 2, we speak with Ashley Mulhall of Orcutt|Winslow.