Thursday, November 30, 2006

Workaholism

I recently started a new job. I'm enjoying the pace, the learning, the work...maybe a bit too much, so much so my supervisors are now taking to standing over me demanding that I go home.

Used to be, I would pontificate that workaholism is just a symptom that something is missing from life. I'm starting to re-evaluate my thesis.

I don't feel that anything is missing from my life. I love my life. I mean, c'mon, I have a healthy obsession with being on vacation, preferably somewhere with beautiful beaches to look at, healthy reefs to dive on, and good food.

But this Workaholic Quiz is forcing me to re-evaluate. No, I'm not a certified workaholic...not yet, but it sure seems like a slippery slope I need to avoid like the plague.

How thin is the line between a healthy passion for work that fulfills and an unhealthy fixation?