As a physical therapist who also was a department director at work, Jennifer says she regularly put in 60 to 75 hours a week. She also attended meetings, coached staff, did quality reviews and handled payroll and doctor relations. Then came the fallout.
The turning point? She says she realized that work"If it doesn't kill me, it will keep me miserable the rest of my life," she says she realized.Many people still look at long hour hours on the job as proof of their work ethic. Some historians trace the work ethic to the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s, when working hard was thought to align with the values of their faith.
Experts don't agree on whether all workaholics, or workers who put in long hours, are cut from the same cloth. They debate: Is it the long work hours or the mentality of the workers that affects health? Some say those who work long hours by choice because they are “engaged” in work but not compulsive may escape the health consequences. And some people, of course, must work long hours just to make ends meet.
"A true workaholic gets high from the adrenaline and cortisol, and [without work,] they go through withdrawal," Robinson says."We are talking about working to the extreme," he says."It's not just when you are in the office. It's the inability to turn it off," such as thinking through a work problem while watching your kid's soccer game.
He says he has natural high energy and he takes care of his health, exercises regularly, eats a healthy diet, and keeps a healthy weight. In both legal practice and being a pastor, he says, you are not in control of your time.
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