Hello and welcome to the travelling introvert. Today I wantto talk about work, working hard. We have a habit of wanting to be always seenas working hard. And there's a difference between being a hard worker andalways working hard.Working hard is often lauded as like the key to success. Youmust work hard, pull yourself up by your bootstrap, struggle through, keepgoing. And the thing is, there is levels and working too hard can actually be verybad for you. And there are a lot of different ways how overworking, more thanworking too hard, is bad for you and can negatively affect your life. If youwant to be happy and balanced and successful, overworking isn't the way to go.You can do it in short sprints, but for long periods of timeit's not the best thing to do because it can lead to burnout. When a person isburnt out, they might feel like they can't keep going, or they're not cut outfor the demands of their job. However, burnout therefore can lead toabsenteeism, lower productivity and increased risk of error. If you areexperiencing burnout, take a step back and assess your work situation. You knowwhat?Even if you're not experiencing burnout, take a step backand assess if your work situation is attainable. Are you taking on too much? Doyou need more help? Are there changes that you can make to your work schedule,or your routine, or the way you do things to help you feel less overwhelmed, soyou can recover from burnout? If you are overworked, you are more likely to getsick.Your immune system will eventually fail if you areconstantly working hard and putting in long hours with very little breaks or restor recharge time for both your body and your mind. When you don't have thattime to relax and to recharge, your body is more susceptible to illness. And so,if you're constantly feeling run down, it might be time to assess your workschedule. And along the lines of overworking and getting sick, you're also morelikely to get injured. If you are overworking your body when you are tired,your reflexes are slower. And because of this, there are more accidents justwaiting to happen.So, if you become aware that you are getting sick or hurtmore often than usual, maybe take a look and maybe it's time to cut back onyour working hours if you can. Now, along with the fact that you are morelikely to get injured and sick and feel burnout, because of all of these thingscompounded, you are much more likely to make mistakes. When you are exhaustedand overworked, focusing and paying attention to detail is harder. And manypeople sort of drink a lot of coffee to try and combat that. And that mightwork in small doses, but over a long period of time it's just going to keepbuilding up. You're going to find it harder and harder to pay attention. And asa result, you are more likely to make mistakes, not just at work, but duringyour life in general.You might be slower to make that turn when you're driving.You might be slower to see someone. And that's how accidents happen. And wealready talked about getting sick and getting injured and so accidents, andaccidents is when you make a mistake. If you're making a lot more errors, youare therefore costing your company money.And so maybe it's time to rethink how much you are working.And because of all of these things and so many other things that kind ofcombine when you are overworked for long periods of time, if you are workingall the time, when do you have time to actually enjoy your life? When...

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