How Do You Stop Being A Workaholic?
• Change your values so that work is no longer the most important thing in your life. Unless you are truly convinced in your heart that there are some other things more valuable than work, it is unlikely the other steps will be effective. You won’t be able to say “No” to overtime unless you are sincerely saying “Yes” to something you truly desire. Ask yourself if you value any of the following enough to give them higher priority than your work: • Your family. Is your work so important that you would rather risk a divorce and wreck your relationship with your children rather than cut back on your work? • Your health. Are you willing to get a stress-related disease and possibly die before retirement because your work is so important? • Enjoyment and peace of mind. Workaholics often claim they work so much because they enjoy their work. But if you focus on only one type of enjoyment, you are likely to miss out on the happiness and peace of mind that come with a more balanced lifestyle, wi
