When there’s a ton of work I have to do, obviously that’s rough, but strangely I don’t feel settled even when there isn’t that much work. Is it just me? Could I be a workaholic? What do you all think?
I totally get that, and I think I’m more sensitive to the sense that ‘free time means my value is dropping’ than to being a workaholic. For me, during busy periods I power through, and during slower times I deliberately label it as “input, prep, and system-improvement time,” and without feeling guilty, I treat the gaps as part of the work as well.
I get it—it's incredibly unsettling, right 😂 It’s not that having no work makes you a workaholic; it’s more like you have a tendency to feel anxious unless you’re moving. If you pre-commit to “backup tasks” for when you’re free (studying, brainstorming ideas, organizing materials, tidying up notes, etc.), your mental state will become a lot more stable 🫶🏻