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In our productivity-obsessed, always-on world it\u2019s 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\u2019s episode Forrest and Dr. Rick explore what workaholism is really, the psychological functions it serves, and how it relates to other addictive behaviors. You\u2019ll learn both how to approach changing behaviors like workaholism in general and specific interventions that can help.\nYou can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n2:20: Differentiating workaholism from working hard\n9:40: Preempting criticism, and your internal audience\n17:10: Competence, approval seeking, and motives\n23:50: Addiction without social stigma\n28:40: Population groups more prone to workaholism\n33:50: The stages of change\xa0\n37:45: Moving to the wider view, craving and regret\n40:55: Embodying your future self, and social support\n43:10: Identity, and creating a coherent narrative\n46:00: Underlying feelings, mindfulness, and making choices\n49:20: Distinguishing being and becoming\n52:25: Tracking your time, and scheduling time off\n54:50: Giving others influence over your behavior\n56:20: Rick\u2019s personal experience navigating a healthy work ethic\n1:01:20: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nFactor delivers fresh, never-frozen, fully prepared meals right to your door. Head to factormeals.com/beingwell50 and use code beingwell50 to get 50% off.\xa0\nZocdoc 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.\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nFinally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you\u2019re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website