工作狂却效率低下,你中招了吗?
爱思英语编者按:你是个工作狂就代表你一定会事业成功吗?如果这么想那你就大错特错了,有可能你一直加班只是因为你的效率低下。看看以下十条,你中招了没? 10 Signs You Are A Workaholic But Not A High Performer According to “Psychology Today”, the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work during their lifetime. That’s a lot of meeting for meetings to schedule your next meeting. I feel your pain too. The truth is, we will spend A LOT of time at work. And unfortunately, not all companies have the culture or progressive mindset to create work-life balance within the workplace. According to the Quality of Working Life Report, 25% of employees say work is their main source of stress and 40% say their job is “very or extremely stressful.” But the key here is to not wait for your company to create balance in your work life. Instead, you have the opportunity to take charge! Because we all know stress + unhappiness + workaholic tendencies = low performer. Don’t let this happen to you! Here are 10 signs you are a workaholic but not a high performer. 1. You chase feverishly after nothing. High performing people are goal oriented, while workaholics are volume oriented. As in, “wow, look how much we accomplished” instead of “wow, look what we accomplished.” As Henry David Thoreau put it, “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” 2. You never pull back on the throttle. 3. You put everyone else’s needs before your own. Workaholics, however, tend to be selfless in nature but in doing so often over-extend and create an unsustainable version of themselves. 4. You focus 100% of your energy on things you have absolutely no control over. High performers are naturally their own critical judges as they focus much of their time on their effort. They eat, breathe, and sleep the mantra “the best version of you.” 5. Your day is comprised of reacting to “things.” Tony Robbins was once famously quoted asking the question, “How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I am committed to?” Perhaps you should ask yourself this question too. 6. You allow others to determine your worth. High performers, on the other hand, recognize their own self-worth and thus create feedback loops to continue to develop and grow professionally. Again, being proactive instead of reactive. As the great Walt Disney said, “The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.” 7. You constantly find yourself unhappy with your results, even after obtaining a goal. High performing people value and recognize the margin needed for success regardless of whether it’s a little or a lot. 8. You become judgmental of your colleague’s work ethic. A high performer’s number one goal is to do business – and recognize that business will come in waves. A workaholic’s number one goal is to be busy, and if they feel other people aren’t “busy,” then they aren’t putting in maximum effort. 9. You eat every meal at your desk. 10. You work all the time and hardly ever get promoted. If this sounds like your last review, then you may be a workaholic too. High performers will frequently get promoted – not only because of what they did, but what they can do moving forward. And you can’t be visionary and talk about what you “can do” if you are stuck in the weeds all of the time. |