Workaholic
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Workaholism: When Working Becomes an Addiction
As Marilyn Monroe once said: “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it at night.”
She was certainly right.
Isn’t it easy to just concentrate on our work, getting “lost” in meetings, appointments, achievements, and events or even business travels? But at the end of the day: what’s it all worth?
Career opportunities are endless nowadays. We can work and study abroad, network with people all over the world. Being multilingual and having more than three university degrees is almost “a given,” but it appears that setting priorities and being in the moment has become one of the skills that most of us are lacking. Courses on mindfulness, business yoga, and…
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Are You a Workaholic? Blame Your Parents
A new study from the University of Michigan finds that how we feel about work depends on how our parents feel about work.
Getting Workaholics to Stop and Recharge
People in the United States are taking less time off than at any point in the last 40 years, according to data cited this year in The New York Times. Responses to one online questionnaire indicated that a majority of Americans do not use all of their paid vacation.
Is There Really Such a Thing as a 'Workaholic'?
There's still no medical definition, but psychologists try their best to separate dedicated employees from true addicts.
Let’s Fix It: Save the Workaholic
If I could fix one thing about modern business, it would be to save workaholics from themselves.
Millennials aren’t lazy, they’re workaholics
The millennial generation, the first to grow up with smartphones in their hands, is often stereotyped as lazy and entitled. But workplace experts say workaholics are common among 19-to-35-year-olds, perhaps more so than among older members of Generation X and baby boomers.
Playing the Workaholic on Social Media
"Public displays of working" are part humblebrag, part cry for help.
Workaholics More Likely To Have Psychiatric Disorders, Study Finds
If you’re a workaholic, your troubles may go far beyond spending too much time at work. New research conducted at the University of Bergen in Norway found that workaholics scored higher on all psychiatric symptoms than those who weren’t workaholics, including criteria for ADHD, OCD, anxiety and depression.
‘Ugh, I’m So Busy’: A Status Symbol for Our Time
Once, long ago, being richer meant working less.
Workaholism: When Working Becomes an Addiction
As Marilyn Monroe once said: “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it at night.” She was certainly right.
7 Signs You May Be a Workaholic
Although “workaholism” has been studied for nearly 45 years, today’s digital world really adds a new dimension to the concept of work addiction. Technology — like smartphones, laptops, and tablets — provides opportunities to work from anywhere anytime and for some people, that means working all the time.
8 Things I Learned As a Recovering Workaholic
My name is Caroline Dowd-Higgins, and I’m a workaholic. I’m in recovery, and I have been clean for just a few months. My transformation is slow, and I am truly a work in progress; perhaps you can relate to my situation.
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