The constant busyness and pressure in today’s workplace feed a human need for stimulus and excitement. It’s easy to fall into the trap of basing your feelings of self-worth on easily observable factors like working long hours, accepting near-impossible demands, and “taking it” when others flag or complain. Speed, constant busyness, and pressure are genuinely addictive. They set off brain chemicals that make you feel alert and alive and give you a short-term high. In time, this becomes an addiction and you’ll need more of it to produce each new high. Is what you want for yourself and those who depend on you?