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.
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.
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.
Being addicted to workahol means they aren't able to enjoy other things. Your comment is like saying "maybe alcoholics just enjoy drinking".
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.
> working 60 hours a week isn't going to cause brain damage
If it causes you to sleep too little, it just may.
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