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Vacation Tips From a Workaholic
Catch Up With Your Life
Your workaholism means you miss out on other things in life. You are increasing your income at the expense of reducing the time you have to spend enjoying that financial success.
Your break is the perfect time to spend with friends, partners, make those calls you keep postponing or reconnect with old acquaintances.
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Workaholism
A Workaholic is a person who is addicted to work, having an uncontrollable and obsessive desire to work incessantly.
Workaholism is assumed to be the same as working hard, but the two quali...
How being a Workaholic harms you
When work occupies all your time and energy, and there is a relentless need to keep working at any cost, it can have some serious side effects.
1. Sleep Troubles
2. Frequent headaches and tiredness
3. Eating disorders and upset stomach
4. Pain in the body
5. Changes in Mood
6. Burnout
Workaholics have Sleep Troubles
Work addicts experience sleep trouble, with their busy schedules, without realizing that sleep actually benefits productivity.
This sleep deprivation also leads to crankiness and memory impairment.
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Think About Urgency And Regret
You don't know when death will come, so live with urgency to usher your ideas and dreams into reality.
Get clear on precisely what you want, then move past any doubts or fears through mass...
Bunker Down In a Secret Location
Find a place and schedule in which you will not be disturbed. Concentration and focus must be trained. Having a special time and space to do focused work, will train your brain to do it better.
To maximize productivity, prepare for deep work with deep breathing and visualizing your desired end state. Also, chunk work into 45-minute blocks and do some movement and yoga between those deep work sets.
Ask If It’s a ‘Heck-Yes’ Opportunity
The more successful you become, the more shiny opportunities offer themselves to you, but not all of them are good for you in the moment.
Always ask yourself, or the people around you, if the pros outweigh the cons by a large margin. If they don’t, refuse the opportunity as it will become a stressful commitment.
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Cut out low-value activities
Many of us are working longer hours than we should be just because we are wasting time on low-value activities.
Track your time for a few days to identify your distractors and the low-...
Schedule recurring social activities
Having an active social life is crucial to your health. People who isolate themselves from others could increase their risk of death by about 50 percent.
If you have a busy life, schedule recurring social activities with your closest friends, monthly. Plan your work schedule around your social calendar instead of the other way around.
Learn to cope with stress
The key to finding the balance between work and health is learning how to cope with stress.
Get in the habit of stepping away from the stressful situation for a few moments to calm down and collect your thoughts: step away from the computer or spend a few minutes walking outside.