Forget work-life balance and try the pendulum lifestyle instead [Video]

The constant pursuit of work-life balance is admirable, but can be daunting. Fortunately, there is a new outlook that offers a more realistic and attainable way to live.

Jeff Karp, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard Medical School and MIT, is using his scientific background to liken the back and forth movements of a pendulum to the ebbs and flows of daily life.

In his book, LIT, which stands for Life Ignition Tools, Karp encourages readers to use nature as a playbook for creating ideas and springing into action. One tool he suggests is following the “pendulum lifestyle.”

“We hear these things from others, [like] trust in the process [and] balance is so important, we need more balance, it’s the ultimate goal,” Karp tells CNBC Make It.

“It ends up being very frustrating and can lead to anxiety, because we’re constantly feeling like we’re not in balance. There’s a state we should be in [and] …