There is a phenomenon in the Japanese culture known as Karoshi. It literally means working yourself to death. It is what I and many others refer to as workaholism. We sometimes use euphemisms when describing workaholism such as, he/she is married to his work, he/she is committed, or he/she is passionate about their work. Workaholics work and keep themselves busy leaving little time to be alone with family and friends, or to develop themselves in other ways.

Are you a workaholic? Only you can answer that. Here are some of the signs. If you find you have trouble just sitting and being. Taking work to bed or losing a significant amount of sleep to do work. If you are