Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

*Over-working causes POOR HEALTH & even DEATH …
“Busyness” means stress, and stress is a killer – having been directly linked to digestive
problems, migraine headaches, ulcers, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer
and various other serious illnesses. In fact, according to the American Institute of Stress,
up to 90% of all visits to American doctors are for essentially stress-related disorders.
“Life is for living, not for living productively.” ~ inspired by Leo Babauta
RECOGNIZING YOUR ADDICTION to “PRODUCTIVITY”
If you are living in an industrialized country and “work for a living”, chances are you too
are at least mildly addicted to overworking. To help yourself gain a fresh perspective on
the degree to which you are unhealthily fixated on your “productivity”, consider
answering the following questions …
*Do you work at home, think about (or worry about) work at home, or regularly talk
about (or complain about) work at home?
*Are you hard-driving and competitive while “on the job”?
*Do you take office equipment with you &/or stay virtually connected to your office
wherever you go during the day (even on your lunch break)?
*Do you take work materials with you &/or stay virtually connected to your office even
when you are “done for the day” (or on vacation)”?
*Does your work make you happier than most other things in your life?
*Do you find yourself cutting your sleep short so that you can get up and “get more
done”?
*Do you engage in physical or mental recreation less than 5 times per week?
*Do you not have many friends &/or do you have little contact with the friends you do
have?
*Do those close to you tease you about being “manic” or “a workaholic” or “a
workhouse” or “an animal” or “crazy productive” (etc)?
*Do you spend more time at work than with your family or closest friends? Do you
cancel appointments with friends or family in order to work on or finish “important
projects”?
*Are you regularly tired during the day?
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