{"id":536,"date":"2019-06-14T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evolveandtransform.me\/?p=536"},"modified":"2019-06-24T18:17:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:17:28","slug":"you-cant-do-a-good-job-if-your-job-is-all-you-do-are-you-a-workaholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evolveandtransform.me\/you-cant-do-a-good-job-if-your-job-is-all-you-do-are-you-a-workaholic","title":{"rendered":"You Can\u2019t do a Good Job if Your Job is all You Do \u2014 Are you a Workaholic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Confused about the difference between hard working and <\/strong>workaholism<\/strong><\/a>? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are people who put in long\nhours, while being available for their loved ones, giving back to their communities\nand enjoying activities unrelated to their work. These people are considered hard\nworkers, not workaholics\nand there is a very distinct difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When work defines you and when it\nis valued above all else, work becomes your addiction.  When your work negatively affects your health,\nyour family, and the quality of your work, you might be considered a workaholic.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is work all consuming and joyless? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you find yourself going beyond\nthe necessary and you have no other interests or activities, your work becomes\na negative addiction. Workaholics work because they have nothing else to take\nits place. Their work addiction is a recurring obsession, and typically\njoyless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real workaholics let their family lives fall apart. They often have health problems and suffer from depression or deep insecurities. A workaholic is someone who constantly thinks about work, and without work feels anxious and depressed. Workaholics are difficult to get along with because they frequently push others as hard as they push themselves. Like any addiction, they repeat destructive behaviors<\/a> despite knowing that they\u2019re destructive. Many would like to stop but find it difficult or impossible to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workaholic vs hard working<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workaholics\nshould not be confused with people who just work hard and go the extra mile to\nfinish a project. Here are three key differences between hard workers and\nworkaholics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Hard workers view work as a requirement or obligation. In contrast, workaholics use work to distance themselves<\/a> from unwanted feelings and relationships.<\/li>
  2. Where hard workers make time in their schedule for family and friends, workaholics put the utmost importance on work and use it to exclude anything else in their lives, including family and friends.<\/li>
  3. While hard workers can take breaks from work, workaholics think about work regardless of what they\u2019re doing or who they\u2019re with.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Understanding a person\u2019s motivation<\/a> can help to\ndetermine the difference between a workaholic and a hard worker.  Identified by researchers E.J. Douglas and\nR.L. Morris are five reasons why people work hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n