The real issue

I’ve been …. Floundering. We’ve been floundering, actually. Lot’s of discussion and for some reason no action. No investing. No learning about it. No networking with affluent types. No.

Nothing but work and the avoidance of work. Floundering.

It’s like a trap. An insidious, invisible, socially-acceptable trap. Working.

So, stymied, I started to question why. And as fortune would have it – many of my self-posed questions seem to be answered these days- I found an amazing answer.


I picked up a copy of the most recent Psychology Today. An article about understanding how others see you, cought my eye. I though my wife would enjoy the feature about inner beauty as well.

I haven’t read those yet. A review of “Chained to the Desk: a workaholic’s field guide” gripped me like an true insight from a psychic. The article isn’t digitally available, but the Amazon reader’s review may make the point for me?:

This is a frightening look at workaholism (the addiction to adrenaline) and the different forms in which it manifests itself. Dr. Robinson's words will hit home if you are or know a workaholic. The book includes information on how to recognize the symptoms, the disease's affect on partners, children and co-workers as well as descriptions of workaholic company cultures, and why this disease is encouraged instead of treated. Like all other addictions, Dr. Robinson points out that there's no easy fix, especially since the workaholic still has to work. But the disease is as life threatening as any other chemical addiction.

All I do is think about work. How can I let go?