Summary of the meeting Let's talk about work addiction | Gdańsk University of Technology

The sixth meeting in the "Let's talk about... Let's talk with..." series is behind us.

On Wednesday, 22 May this year Gdańsk Tech employees and PhD students and other guests had the opportunity to listen to a lecture and discuss on topic 'Work addiction - a global problem that is not talked about' with prof. Paweł Atroszko, an expert in behavioral addictions from the University of Gdańsk. The professor introduced the topic of workaholizm, the mechanisms of addiction, and the alarming rates of illness and mortality due to work overload. Looking at the parallels between various addictions was a contribution to the discussion on what to do to protect children and young people from escaping into addiction to learning, and what to do to avoid thinking about work during the holidays. The solution may be mindfulness training, greater insight into yourself and taking care of building relationships.

We would like to thank the participants and the speaker for their participation and conversations.

We invite you to the next meeting after the holidays.