How Being a *Workaholic* Has Made My Life Better
What does work-life balance mean when work is your life?
In today’s world, the word “workaholic” has a lot of negative connotations.
When someone says “workaholic,” we tend to picture a person with thick glasses who is cooped up in a tiny cubicle, furiously tapping away at their computer screen all day long.
Back home, their family consistently complains that they never spend enough time with them. Their friends are tired of hearing their excuses for canceling on plans.
That’s what we usually think a typical day in the workaholic’s life looks like.
But after I quit my job in September 2021 to become a self-employed person, I’ve found that being a workaholic has actually significantly improved my life. Not just my finances, but every other area, including my relationships, my self-care regime, and my mental health.
In this post, I want to talk about how being a workaholic has counter-intuitively helped me have a healthy work-life balance, and how you can apply the same to your life.
What I mean when I say ‘workaholic’
First of all, let’s come to how I define a workaholic.
