Comments on: Passionate workaholics http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/ strategies, tools and processes to empower knowledge workers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: NathanaelB http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3779 NathanaelB Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:37:11 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3779 Workaholic is more about your work philosophy and attitude rather than actual observable behaviour. You might observe a workaholic and someone just totally loving what they do ... and they might work 12 hours each, but go ask each of them about what they're working on; one is likely to be rather irritable and abrupt, the other will probably go on for over an hour about new ideas and innovation with an infectious enthusiasm. Workaholic is more about your work philosophy and attitude rather than actual observable behaviour. You might observe a workaholic and someone just totally loving what they do … and they might work 12 hours each, but go ask each of them about what they’re working on; one is likely to be rather irritable and abrupt, the other will probably go on for over an hour about new ideas and innovation with an infectious enthusiasm.

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3777 Stephen Collins Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:49:20 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3777 Ben, I'd say that the racing folks were definitely passionate workers. I think the workaholics Seth describes are the traditional Industrial Age model worker - presence over productivity, hours over output, busy over bursty, deskbound over unbound. Ben, I’d say that the racing folks were definitely passionate workers. I think the workaholics Seth describes are the traditional Industrial Age model worker - presence over productivity, hours over output, busy over bursty, deskbound over unbound.

]]> By: Ben Winter-Giles http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3775 Ben Winter-Giles Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:35:11 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/01/17/passionate-workaholics/#comment-3775 I think you guys both have valid points there for sure! I fall into a similar case. Yes, it means I 'work' a lot, but I like doing it so it's O.K. That said, I knew a lot of people in the automotive racing industry years ago, and they 'worked' alot too, attending races, working on new technology for their race cars, attending more races, driving really fast..... surely these guys fall into the same category as us? For that matter, the point made before about what is a workaholic, do ALL 'workaholics' work hard out of fear, or are they bound by a sense of duty? pride? fun? desire?..... Perhaps there are more than just two categories of workaholic?..... Which one are you? :) I think you guys both have valid points there for sure! I fall into a similar case. Yes, it means I ‘work’ a lot, but I like doing it so it’s O.K.

That said, I knew a lot of people in the automotive racing industry years ago, and they ‘worked’ alot too, attending races, working on new technology for their race cars, attending more races, driving really fast….. surely these guys fall into the same category as us?

For that matter, the point made before about what is a workaholic, do ALL ‘workaholics’ work hard out of fear, or are they bound by a sense of duty? pride? fun? desire?….. Perhaps there are more than just two categories of workaholic?…..

Which one are you? :)

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