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The Difference Between Hard Work and Workaholism And here in the U.S., workaholism remains what it's always been: the so-called "respectable addiction" that's dangerous as any other and could affect millions of Americans -- whether or not they hold jobs.
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Encyclopedia: Workaholic
Colloquially, a workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no g...
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By Vijai P.Sharma, Ph.D Workaholics prefer to do most things by themselves rather than ask for help or designate someone else to do it. If they have no choice but to assign a project to someone Workaholics keep many irons in the fire and can't understand the relationship between that behavior and the zero leisure time.
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Workaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from workaholism. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop working compulsively.
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Do you find yourself more and more committed to work and less and less to family? Workaholism puts a strain on a marriage, on relationships with children, with extended family and with friends. None of these relationships gets the attention that work does.
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Apr 29, 2009 After a lifetime of denial, one pivotal moment forced Dan G. to confront a painful truth: He was addicted to his work.
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The term "workaholism" is not technically recognized as a psychological disorder. However, it is commonly understood as a psychological issue. Someone is struggling with workaholism when s/he has a focused relationship with work that excludes time for self-nurturing, friends and love relationships.
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Workaholism is a modern addiction. I have been afflicted by it, as much as anyone else. How many of us today are guilty of simultaneously reading our mail, talking on the telephone, writing a letter, and watching the clock so that we won't be late for our next appointment?
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Humorous short stories ranging from true to the wildly absurd. Author, Christopher Richards takes an anti-workaholism stance: Slow Lifestyle Manifesto. The official website of the International Institute of Not Doing Much. The IINDM has a pedigree that goes back to the early eleventh century. Only by gaining some...
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WORKAHOLISM AND THE CULT OF PRODUCTIVITY Workaholism, like any addition, is a need that cannot be met. It’s typical for a workaholic to see him/herself as not functioning as well as other people, and to rationalize the excessive need to work. Others typically see the problem and its consequences, even when the...
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