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Maybe some people just enjoy working.

• saulpw 1y ago
  Being addicted to workahol means they aren't able to enjoy other things. Your comment is like saying "maybe alcoholics just enjoy drinking".
  • soulofmischief 1y ago
    I love working and I love doing other things too. Working doesn't get in the way of doing other things I also love. Maybe alcoholics do enjoy drinking. But working 60 hours a week isn't going to cause brain damage and liver failure on its own. Productivity isn't a chemical or vice.
    • skirmish 1y ago
      > working 60 hours a week isn't going to cause brain damage If it causes you to sleep too little, it just may.
      • soulofmischief 1y ago
        you cut out "on its own" from that quote, which I think is an important qualifier.
• 1penny42cents 1y ago
  An addiction is when our dependency an activity outweighs the net-negative effect of it. If there’s no net-negative, there’s no addiction. So yes, some people just enjoy working. Others are workaholics. It’s not all-or-nothing and the evaluation depends on how you calculate the net impact of work on the person’s life. What OP was calling out is that chronically sacrificing sleep seems to consistently take its toll down the road. So chronically enjoying work at the expense of sleep can be a form of workaholism.