Dan:How was dinner? Mike:Good.It was fun to take a break and go out for a while. Dan:Yeah?I probably should have gone. Mike:Yeah.You really need to chill out.I mean,you work way too hard. Dan:I know.I'm just really concerned about getting all my work done for school. PART IPART II PART IIIWRITING
Dan: How was dinner? Mike: Good. It was fun to take a break and go out for a while. Dan: Yeah? I probably should have gone. Mike: Yeah. You really need to chill out. I mean, you work way too hard. Dan: I know. I’m just really concerned about getting all my work done for school
Mike:I am,too.But if you don't ever take a break,you'll just get more and more stressed. And if you're that stressed you probably won't be working very effectively. Dan:I suppose. Mike:My friend John's dad was a major workaholic.Trust me, you don't want to be like him. Dan:Why?What's his deal? PART IPART II PART III WRITING
Mike: I am, too. But if you don’t ever take a break, you’ll just get more and more stressed. And if you’re that stressed you probably won’t be working very effectively. Dan: I suppose. Mike: My friend John’s dad was a major workaholic. Trust me, you don’t want to be like him. Dan: Why? What’s his deal?
Mike:Well,he worked all the time.But it was more than that He couldn't relate to people. Dan:In what way? Mike:Everything for him was about getting the job done, about accomplishing a concrete task.So whenever he'd talk to John,it was all about whether John had done what he was supposed to do. He didn't really care about how John felt about things. PART IPART II PART IIIWRITING
Mike: Well, he worked all the time. But it was more than that. He couldn’t relate to people. Dan: In what way? Mike: Everything for him was about getting the job done, about accomplishing a concrete task. So whenever he’d talk to John, it was all about whether John had done what he was supposed to do. He didn’t really care about how John felt about things
Dan:That's a bummer.But you don't think I'm that way,do you?I mean,I work a lot but I'm still connected to reality. Mike:Yeah.But I do think that years of being a workaholic make people lose sight of what's really important. PART IPART IIPART IIIWRITING
Dan: That’s a bummer. But you don’t think I’m that way, do you? I mean, I work a lot but I’m still connected to reality. Mike: Yeah. But I do think that years of being a workaholic make people lose sight of what’s really important
Dan:But isn't work important? If I don't do all my work,I won't succeed in school. And then I won't find a job Mike:Yeah,but if all you ever do is work,you'll eventually become unhappy I mean,work is good,but do you really feel fulfilled if all you ever do is work? PARTI PART II PART IIIWRITING
Dan: But isn’t work important? If I don’t do all my work, I won’t succeed in school. And then I won’t find a job. Mike: Yeah, but if all you ever do is work, you’ll eventually become unhappy. I mean, work is good, but do you really feel fulfilled if all you ever do is work?