Are you workaholic

Workaholism: A Life Out of Balance

Not every workaholic, however, is able to achieve the balance that Giokas has found.

Justin Blanton, who practices law in California's Silicon Valley, tells WebMD that he is a workaholic and that the problem has only gotten worse in the four years since he wrote the following on his blog:

"Whether I'm reading a Harry Potter book on my PDA while waiting in the deli line, checking email on my phone as soon as my date makes for the ladies room, or heading back to my computer each commercial break (no TiVo… yet) -- I'm always checking something."
"It's gotten worse in the sense that it hasn't let up at all, and I feel more compelled to be busy," Blanton says today.


Are you tired of working long days that end up feeling like early tomorrows? If so, you're not the only one. Are you a workaholic closet-case, or do you know you're working yourself to the bone? Help me, help you.
But first thing's first, this article should begin with a personal disclaimer as the content might sound awfully hypocritical to my friends and family. But anyways, let's get right to it.
are you a workaholic?
A workaholic is someone with a compulsive and unrelenting need to work. So the main question is: what is your line of work? How do you view your work? And what is the purpose of your work?
Some readers may simply view their jobs as collecting a paycheck and paying off the bills. Many of the people answering this way probably work hard in traditional positions, in stale environments, repeating mundane tasks as they itch for the week to end.
Others are luckier, not because they earn more, have a bigger office (or office to start with) and an expense account, but simply because they view their jobs as far more than that. As idealistic as it may sound, a profession has the potential to be a calling: a greater purpose in life as one seeks to blend family, love, career, health and friends (in no particular order).
As you may imagine, work means and entails entirely different things to these two types of people. As a result, my advice to the two groups is specific. Clearly, what I tell the first group who work to survive, is to put their health, family and friends above and beyond everything pertaining to work.
While they should remain loyal to employers, they should also realize that, as cruel as it may sound, they are nothing more than a commodity, a pawn in a chess game with too many kings and queens and not enough rooks and knights. Therefore, they don't carry much weight in the game.