In our productivity-obsessed, always-on world it’s easy for busyness to become a badge of honor. But sometimes that effort-ing transforms from the reasonable pursuit of our goals into workaholism: a compulsive, even addictive drive to work. In today’s episode Forrest and Dr. Rick explore what workaholism is really, the psychological functions it serves, and how it relates to other addictive behaviors. You’ll learn both how to approach changing behaviors like workaholism in general and specific interventions that can help.You can watch this episode on YouTube.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction2:20: Differentiating workaholism from working hard9:40: Preempting criticism, and your internal audience17:10: Competence, approval seeking, and motives23:50: Addiction without social stigma28:40: Population groups more prone to workaholism33:50: The stages of change 37:45: Moving to the wider view, craving and regret40:55: Embodying your future self, and social support43:10: Identity, and creating a coherent narrative46:00: Underlying feelings, mindfulness, and making choices49:20: Distinguishing being and becoming52:25: Tracking your time, and scheduling time off54:50: Giving others influence over your behavior56:20: Rick’s personal experience navigating a healthy work ethic1:01:20: RecapSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Sponsors:Factor delivers fresh, never-frozen, fully prepared meals right to your door. Head to factormeals.com/beingwell50 and use code beingwell50 to get 50% off. Zocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Finally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Connect with the show:Subscribe on iTunesFollow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Forrest on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookVisit Forrest's website