Workaholics
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Workaholics Not By Choice | COVID 19 Era

Many people confuse hard working people with workaholics.

Workaholism
Workaholism

Workaholics vs Hardworkers

Workaholics means that you value work over any other activity, even when it negatively affects your health and family, as well as the quality of your life.

On the other hand, there are many people put in long hours, but still give back to their loved ones and enjoy outside activities when they have free time.

These people are hard workers, not workaholics. They like balance between work and personal life.

COVID 19 Era

During COVID 19, lock-down era, there is another category that involved, who are far from families, home and are working long extended hours, due to job insecurity, also because they don’t have anything to unleash their inner insecurity around this time.

These are COVID Workaholics not by Choice!

These forced workaholics miss their time with family and friends.

They feel anxious and depressed.

Work has become the prime focus. They get excitement from meeting job demands. There whole passion is driven towards work as there is lack of enthusiasm of the life they living in isolation.

The motivation driving them is the desire to do something big, achieve financial rewards.

Focus has shifted to materialistic goal seekers.

This complete materialistic involvement with life makes them hit “low leisure zone”

They soon tend to cross that thin line of involvement with family and cross that to be totally involved in work all day.

This over driven addiction to work leads to many tendencies like:

  • Self Doubts
  • Prefer Work to Leisure
  • Work Anytime, Anywhere
  • No Routine
  • Health takes a toll
  • Give into impulses like alcoholism or over indulgence in porn or masturbation.
  • Stress, Anxiety, Depression
  • Isolation Fatigue
  • Extreme Mood Swings

This workaholic addiction, no doubt serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness but times when you will have no work you tend to be anxious, guilty and lonely.

To live a healthy life, its important to have balance.

Here are some ways you can strike balance between isolation, work and being away from family.

  • Find a perspective to life.
  • Prioritize your Health.
    • Exercise Daily. Exercise almost guarantees that you’ll sleep more soundly. Even a brisk walk is a good start.
      Try 10 Minute BRISK WALK | At Home Workouts
    • Eat Healthy Nourishing Meals. It’s better to eat small meals and snacks every few hours than three large meals a day. This approach can reduce your perception of fatigue because your brain needs a steady supply of nutrients. Eating foods with a low glycemic index — whose sugars are absorbed slowly — may help you avoid the lag in energy that typically occurs after eating quickly absorbed sugars or refined starches. Foods with a low glycemic index include whole grains, high-fiber vegetables, nuts, and healthy oils such as olive oil. In general, high-carbohydrate foods have the highest glycemic indexes. Proteins and fats have glycemic indexes that are close to zero.
    • Avoid smoking. You may not know that smoking actually siphons off your energy by causing insomnia. The nicotine in tobacco is a stimulant, so it speeds the heart rate, raises blood pressure, and stimulates brain-wave activity associated with wakefulness, making it harder to fall asleep. And once you do fall asleep, its addictive power can kick in and awaken you with cravings.
    • Use caffeine to your advantage. Caffeine does help increase alertness, so having a cup of coffee can help sharpen your mind. But to get the energizing effects of caffeine, you have to use it judiciously.
    • Limit alcohol. Avoid drinking alcohol during weekdays. If you’re going to drink, do so in moderation at a time when you don’t mind having your energy wind down.
    •  Drink water. If your body is short of fluids, one of the first signs is a feeling of fatigue. So to increase your natural energy, stay hydrated all day.
    • Sleep on Time. Switch of your smartphone half an hour before you reside to bed to sleep. Pick up a book and you would slowly move into a sleep.
  • Create a Routine.
    • Wake Up on Fixed Time
    • Don’t Check Your Mobile for 30-60 min after you wake up.
    • Be out in open air and observe nature around.
    • Take Breaks between Work
    • Follow Exercise Routine
    • Eat Meals on Fixed Time
    • Take Leisure Breaks on Time
    • Sleep on Time
  • Enhance Quality of Life
    • Allow some buffer time between work that you can use for your recovery rituals. It could be as simple and short as drinking a glass of water, breathing exercises and stretches to release the muscles, or playing candy crush to energize your brain. 
    • Shift your Working Desk Close to Window. Periodically look away from the screen and at something far away like the sky, birds, etc. This will relax your eyes and de-stress you. Also natural light and air should infuse fresh energy.
    • Try to create a nap time ritual in between your day schedule and sleep and wake at the same time every day to take regular breaks that mark the passing of the day. Finding a rhythm to your day helps your body and mind relax and deal with external stressors much better.
    • Control stress. Stress-induced emotions consume huge amounts of energy. Talking with a friend or relative, a stroll in a verandah or balcony, listening to music, can all help diffuse stress. Relaxation therapies like meditation, self-hypnosis, yoga, and tai chi are also effective tools for reducing stress.
      Try Deep Sleep Hypnosis for Mind Body Spirit Cleansing (Rain & Music for Guided Dreams Self Healing)
    • Lighten your load. One of the main reasons for fatigue is overwork. Try to streamline your list of “must-do” activities. Set your priorities in terms of the most important tasks.
    • Drink hot turmeric tea or chamomile tea or turmeric milk before retiring to bed. (TURMERIC TEA “THE GOLDEN REMEDY)
    • Find your Me time to feel joyous. Talk to family, Watch your favorite series, listen to music, follow an online activity.
    • Become a Mentor. Host a FREE Live for people to share your guidance and knowledge and practice gratitude.
    • Refocus your Attention. Establish meaningful connections. Chat with them or do video calls to chat on various topics of your interest.
    • Experiment with Digital Detox on Sundays. Be away from smartphones, social media, emails. Practice mindfulness. Get involved with home chores, cooking, outdoor walk, nature indulgence, music, gardening, reading books etc..This helps you get a sense of control and purpose.

Redefine your life with a right purpose and meaning.

Value your time and your moments with your loved ones. Be aligned with your physical and spiritual wellness. Balance work and your me time. Find reasons to be happy and joyful!

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