![]() We talk about overworking or workaholism but we don't talk about people who are dying from it - and they actually do. We don't even have a word for it in our culture. Forty-year-olds keel over at their desks. The Japanese have a term for it: karoshi, or "death from overwork." Working from seven in the morning to 11 at night. This is about compulsive overworking and the inability to turn it off to the point that people's lives go down the tubes. Why would someone want to work? Well, because there's a deeper reason for it. And I know saying that sounds counterintuitive. It's their compulsiveness, and they will often seek work out if it's not strenuous enough. Now, there are different levels of work addiction: People who are work addicts or even workaholics tend to bring that with them to the workplace. On what work addiction looks like in 2023 "If I fight my workaholism, that's like fighting the fire department when your house is on fire," he said. In an interview with NPR's A Martinez, Robinson said Americans need to be more mindful of the long-term consequences of overworking. In 2019, the World Health Organization took a step in that direction when it included burnout as an "occupational phenomenon" in its International Classification of Diseases handbook. In the introduction, Robinson writes, "Many clinicians and business leaders - vast numbers of whom are workaholics themselves - still do not recognize workaholism, job burnout, or eighteen-hour pressure cooker days as a mental health problem." He reflects on this experience in the book, while sharing the stories of other work-obsessed people. His work compulsion - even while on vacation - led to frayed relations with his spouse. ![]() He's been writing about work-life balance for more than 20 years, and has updated his guidance in an aptly-titled book, Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World.Īs a college professor, Robinson found his anxiety would rise in his idle moments. Robinson, a psychotherapist in Asheville, N.C. ![]() This is not news to anyone who has grown up with work-obsessed parents or who loves their job so much that it has become part of who they are. When work is all consuming, it can exact a high price. I highly recommend checking out this beautiful exhibit on your next trip to Tokyo.Bryan Robinson, author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World. This exhibit showcases some beautiful parts of Japanese culture including Edo Kiriko, Ukiyoe, and “Nishijin Textile” a Japanese Traditional Pattern. Entrance tickets are 2,400 yen (or 17.56 usd). This beautiful art aquarium museum is located in Ginza, Tokyo. Immerse yourself in this dreamlike world and lose yourself to the schools of shimmering goldfish. Visit the Art Aquarium Museum to see for yourself why this once-temporary exhibit was, for many, a staple of summer. Audio is available in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Also available are audio headsets (600 yen) with explanations about the history and inspiration behind each piece. There is a kaleidoscope of colors and shadows to be seen as the goldfish swim through the exhibition pieces. See tanks from the classic fishbowl to geisha-inspired shapes and even cubed tanks. Now interested visitors can tour the permanent Art Aquarium Museum in Tokyo.
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