Enmeshment
When boundaries between the identity of personal and professional gets blurred. The professional identity becomes the personal identity.
We all have some level of it - we commonly use the phase "I am a {work I do}". Eg. I'm a CTO. Some signs that you are affected...
- When meeting a new person, you bring up your work in the first 3 mins.
- Takes up all your time.
- Hard to connect to people outside your work life.
- Thinking of work even when you are not working
- Self worth is strongly tied to your career.
Disadvantages
- Work failure becomes personal failure.
- Work can change your values and preferences over time.
- and more
Advantages
- Meaningful work
- Work doesn't tire you out
- Flow is easier to attain at work.
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