Better at Life
Negotiating Finite Time and Infinite Choices
IMAGINE IF YOU HAD THE TIME TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING YOU WANTED.
The idea of striking the perfect balance between work and leisure is antiquated. However, trying to integrate your commitments blurs the lines between “work” and “life,” which leads to burnout, anxiety, and missed opportunities.
The way to make time for the things you have to do—and finding time for the things you want to do—is not actually balance. It is not integration. It is negotiation. In Better at Life, Dr. Chris Mullen offers game-changing negotiation skills for habitually busy people working in today’s fast-moving world.
Discover the fundamentals of identifying your interests, priorities, and desired lifestyle. Learn how to establish strong boundaries and chart a clear direction to achieve your ultimate goals, no matter your season of life. Better at Life gives you everything you need to know to improve your satisfaction with work, life, and how you spend the time you have.
Chris Mullen, PhD
Dr. Chris Mullen believes success should not cost you your life. His work sits at the intersection of leadership, performance, employee experience, and work-life satisfaction, helping leaders and organizations rethink what it means to thrive in modern work. As a speaker and consultant, he challenges the idea that high performance must come with burnout, disconnection, or a culture people want to escape.
Chris brings academic depth and practical insight to the conversation, with a PhD from the University of Northern Colorado focused on the impact of mobile technology on work-life balance, and a master’s degree in human resources from West Chester University. His work has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Harvard Business Review. His mission is simple: to help people be better at work and better at life—without having to choose between the two.
Through his work, Chris focuses on helping people navigate the tension between ambition and well-being, so success does not come at the expense of their life outside of work. His approach is grounded in practical ideas that can be applied immediately. He lives in Colorado with his family.
If this book resonated with you, Chris shares weekly ideas on leadership, work, and life through his Better at Life newsletter. You can join at chrismullen.org/weekly.






