We all know those people who never stop moving. There's always something to be done, something to complete, another check mark on the endless to-do list. These people make the average person look like a failure because all they do is work, work, work. These people are the movers and shakers, the workaholics, the CEOs, the star students, the star athletes.
No matter where their expertise lies, you can rest assured that they are always working toward bettering themselves in that field.
Maybe this sounds familiar. Maybe this is a loved one. Maybe this is you.
If this is you, acknowledge that you need to take a break, even if it's only five minutes.
Workaholics tend to isolate themselves in order to stay more productive. You can't write a paper if you're out clubbing. You can't get a presentation made if you're out to lunch with friends. You can't work on your swing if you're at the movies. And because your external relationships hold you back from advancing, you cut them out until slowly your friends dwindle away, and suddenly you're alone.
Loneliness is not suited for us humans. We are creatures that survive based off of interaction with each other, and we are made for that. We are made to seek out friendships, and, in some cases, romantic and sexual relationships (and if any of those desires aren't in your wiring, then you're still incredibly valid. You're just not the default, and there is nothing wrong with straying from the default). We are made to find connections that will last with us through our lives because we want to have a legacy to leave behind when we're all dead and gone. Our time is fleeting, and we want to make sure it leaves a mark on at least one other fleeting being.
Workaholics in all of your forms, it is so important that you take a break every once in a while. Go out with friends, even if it's just for a car ride or a walk to clear your heads a bit. Create memories that are going to stay with you until the end. Make jokes, laugh, live. Don't keep yourself restrained to your desk for your whole life. Feel the sun directly on your face rather than shining through the window.
This life is only so long, and you never know how long you or any of your friends will be here. You have to live while you can, because when that ending comes, you'll look back at your life and wish that you had done more. Your friends will wish that they had done more with you. They'll wish that their love had been enough for you, and they'll hurt because of how short their time with you actually was.
Take a break, friend, and make that time worth it for everyone. Enrich not only your life, but the lives of those you love.
