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	Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Overworking vs. Overworrying   (On Life )   (selected articles in bizdrivenlife compiled) The other day, I received a comment that I looked younger than my years.  Ok, so that was flattery, but it did made me looked into the mirror twice.  But let us assume for once that it is true, and that set off a lot of wishful thinking and thoughts....     I have had a backbreaking schedule since as long as I can remember.  For the last 20 years, I reckon I have worked 75 hour weeks on average. I don't take a lot of break and can hardly remember more than 2 or 3 days when I was totally disengaged from the business.  I eat too much for my own good, and I exercise too little.  I read too much ( that makes me a couch potato too!) and I spend too much time in front of the computer.    And I worry a lot….. This bad habit has been with me ever since I was small.  I think too much, and I analyze too much, and I go into details and small things too much.   All this means that I should have aged quickly.   But maybe it is work that saved me.  Everyday, a lot of challenges awaits, and I am excited to get up in mornings to start tackling the issues and solving the challenges.  Problems hit me, but maybe because of too many things to do, I did not have too much time to think too much of bad misfortunes, or brood too much of things that is going to happen.  Busyness… before you know it, 3 days have passed, and the big problem that was supposed to overwhelmed you have now shrink in size.   We worry when we have times in our hands.  It feels our idle time like a vacuum.  The best way to reduce worry is to make sure we don't have time for it.   Rather overwork than overworry....  ?  What do you think?     10:09:23 PM     comment []   trackback []