Should a workaholic try to change his/her Lifestyle? Why or Why Not? If so, How?
In my opinion a workaholic does not need to change their Lifestyle. Because it is his/her right to love working, and I think workaholism is a part of natural law in the world, the existence of workaholics is a one of the way to balance the world activity. Just imagine, the world without the workaholics, and when there is a Feast day –Idul Fitri’s day, Idul adha’s day, valentine’s day or Christmas– all of department store or office will not open because the normal workers will choose holiday than work (They always wait/count every minuets until the quitting time, don’t they?)
Beside that, workaholism is not bad at all. We have to realize that most of important people, scientist and discoverer such as Newton, Thomas Alva Edison etc. are workaholics. Because of their workaholism they always doing their job well, (almost) perfect and useful for mankind. We can not ignore that we need the workaholics. In other hand, a workaholic have a great self-confidence, creativity and productive –have many ideas to make an innovation. And one more the advantage of workaholism : longer life. In 1921 some scientist make a research about workaholism (for many years) and they conclude that the workaholics can be more concentrated and organized on doing job happily (even sometime there is stress feeling) that make their mind and body always activated. Beside that, a workaholic will give more attention to himself/herself and have more opportunity to take care their health byself. It is increasing a probability to have a longer life because their lifestyle.
But even I agree with their lifestyle, I know that workaholilsm –addicted to work same as addicted to something; have a side effect. So I suggest them to decrease their addiction of work. When they always thinking–too enjoying– about work, they can be forget about the other or even small thing like how to have fun, challenge of life adventure or the “other world” –the world out of building and their job. And the important things they usually have trouble in family (except to they who choose to be single forever). Workahilsm will make a workaholic to be individual person and get difficulty in socialization. And they will be more stressful when there is some problem or “accident” in their job or maybe when they get old and can not work anymore.
For avoiding it, a workaholic should have they own entertainment or hobby beside of working. So when they have problem and feel stress in their work, they have the other “place” for relaxing. Then a workaholic should make a more time for team-work job. And sometimes a workaholic should try to “live” in different place not only in his or her job environment, It can be camping in jungle, hiking in mountain, or even live in small village.
I think it is alright when the people with age around seventeen until thirty to be a workaholic. But for people over that age, I suggest to decrease their addiction.
(Reading Assignment, 2012)