The Dark Source of My Extreme Productivity

<p><em>Coping mechanisms&hellip;</em></p> <p>We all have them (to one degree or another.)</p> <p>Some prefer alcohol, food, or drugs to calm the nervous system and silence those &ldquo;pesky&rdquo; emotions.</p> <p>Others use video games or endlessly scrolling on social media to &ldquo;<em>numb out</em>.&rdquo;</p> <p>In small doses, these vices are socially acceptable.</p> <p>However, if one goes too far, their &ldquo;coping mechanism&rdquo; becomes disruptive, and they&rsquo;re either shunned or, in the best cases, encouraged to seek help.</p> <p>But other coping mechanisms like extreme productivity, over-exercising, and calorie restriction are far more insidious because they&lsquo;re celebrated in our culture.</p> <p>For example, in my&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/six-figure-soloprenuer/how-i-made-the-leap-from-lawyer-to-full-time-content-creator-5c3dde300477" rel="noopener">former career as an attorney</a>, working yourself to death was a badge of honor.</p> <h2><a href="https://medium.com/six-figure-soloprenuer/how-i-made-the-leap-from-lawyer-to-full-time-content-creator-5c3dde300477?source=post_page-----cfe4e1a37df9--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">How I Made the Leap From Lawyer to Full-Time Content Creator</a></h2> <h3><a href="https://medium.com/six-figure-soloprenuer/how-i-made-the-leap-from-lawyer-to-full-time-content-creator-5c3dde300477?source=post_page-----cfe4e1a37df9--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">Perspective, plan, &amp; execution.</a></h3> <p><a href="https://medium.com/six-figure-soloprenuer/how-i-made-the-leap-from-lawyer-to-full-time-content-creator-5c3dde300477?source=post_page-----cfe4e1a37df9--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">medium.com</a></p> <p>It was common to hear young associates brag with equal parts pride and smugness &mdash;</p> <blockquote> <p>I billed 75 hours last week and slept 2 hours a night.</p> </blockquote> <p><em>Wow&hellip;what a life.</em></p> <p>I even knew a guy who missed the birth of his child to stay at work and finish a brief.</p> <p>He could have passed it off to someone else, but WORK was more important to him than his newborn baby or his relationship with his wife.</p> <p><a href="https://kristennwalters.medium.com/the-dark-source-of-my-extreme-productivity-cfe4e1a37df9"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>