Workaholism: Give It a Rest
“There’s a big difference between a work ethic and a work obsession ‑- and knowing it can greatly improve your quality of life.
For some people there are never enough hours in the workday. They never seem able to clear their desks, snap shut their briefcases and focus on the rest of life ‑- even when they’re financially secure and their work habits are threatening their health or home lives. “My husband’s working, his traveling, were always put to me in terms of our being able to have more stuff,” says Tish, a fiftyish woman who lives in Silicon Valley. “I didn’t want more stuff.” She recently ended her 20-year marriage in part because her husband could not bring himself to lighten his workload and invest more time at home.”
Sadly in our house, I’m the workaholic and I never expected it to happen to me. My university years were full of parties and planning summer vacations and what I would actually do for a living was seldom on my mind. But now, when I am able to work at home (as little as I might want to) I’m finding myself coming into my office before breakfast and I’m in here last thing at night too. If I’m not working… I feel guilty! Where do these feelings come from?
Luckily I have a husband who is pretty easy going and simply brings me a glass of wine when he thinks that I’m working too hard. But I know that I really should schedule some down time for doing nothing…
Now that should be interesting…
*And to all of you Dads out there… have a great, stress-free day!
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