workaholic
見出しに出てくる"workaholic"が気になり，『Wisdom英和辞典第三版（三省堂）』で調べると「仕事中毒の人」という意味がありました。この単語は"alcoholic"（アルコール中毒の）から派生した表現であるそうです。この記事では，仕事中毒の人と仕事に対して高いパフォーマンスを発揮する人の違いについて書かれております。一例を挙げると，仕事中毒の人は忙しいことを目的と考えてしまう傾向があるそうです。他にも高いパフォーマンスを上げる人はどの段階で仕事やプロジェクトが成功であるのかを知っているのに対して，仕事中毒の人はそれがわからずいつまでも続けてしまうというものです。目的と手段の関係が入れ替わってしまうのだと思いました。自分も，今行っていることは何を達成するためにしているのかを意識的に考えながら取り組むことにします。（Ume）
Are you a workaholic? Or simply hard working?
Working hard can win you acclaim and promotions. It can also hurt your health and family life. How do you know when to stop?
There are subtle differences between being a high performer and a workaholic. If free time leaves you feeling anxious or you are never satisfied with your work, you may just be working too hard.
Several LinkedIn Influencers weighed in this week on how to identify if you’re a workaholic, and how to stop. Here’s what two of them had to say.
Jullien Gordon, Founding Partner of New Higher
“High performance and workaholism look the same on the outside. They both look like hard work. The BIG DIFFERENCE is how the individual feels on the inside about who they are in relationship to their work,” wrote Gordon in his post High Performers vs Workaholics.
First, there is a difference between doing business and being busy. “A workaholics' No. 1 goal is to be busy,” wrote Gordon. “Workaholics fill any space in time with busy work because they feel insecure doing nothing. The insecurity comes from not knowing their value. They believe that the busier they are, the more important they must be.
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140703-are-you-a-workaholic
