Workaholism

What learned about my anxiety by "giving up" worrying for 3 months

What learned about my anxiety by "giving up" worrying for 3 months

For my class on Addiction this term we've been challenged to give something up for the duration of the quarter, and right below some of the usual suspects of coffee, alcohol, social media and other well-known and more socially acceptable forms of addiction, one caught my eye: worry.

Stop glorifying being busy

Stop glorifying being busy

I always find it interesting that no matter what advances we make in technology, productivity, and even standards of living, we somehow only use them to find a way to work more, rather than less. Our companies have become more competitive and often create a culture of fire drills, staying late, and answering emails at night and over the weekend. Even our "leisure time" has become productive - whether it be a side hustle, something we can post on Instagram, or meditating 20 minutes twice a day because we're told it makes us better. ⁠