Eat Sleep Work Repeat summary

Introduction

Eat, sleep, work, repeat by Bruce Daisley. Discover 30 Hacks to Bring Joy Back to Your Job Do you ever feel like your life is just an endless cycle of work? Perhaps you wake up early, skip lunch, and burn the midnight oil. Still, the work feels stressful, draining, and devoid of meaning.

This book explores what has gone wrong, and what we can actually do about it.

The Cost of Workplace Unhappiness

The Cost of Workplace Unhappiness. Feeling unhappy at your job? If so, join the club. Many people report negative sentiments about their work, and overwhelming 83% of American employees say their jobs make them stressed.

More than half of all British workers report feeling burned out. When workers rank their daily activities, being at work ends up in second to last place. It is just a notch ahead of being sick in bed. The overall picture is pretty bleak.

It gets even bleaker when you look at the consequences of this unhappiness. The key message here is, workplace unhappiness is a widespread problem. It deeply affects our health, well-being, and productivity. A stressful job does not just make your life unpleasant.

It can also take a heavy toll on your body and your mind. Consider a study by Alexandra Michel. She is a researcher at the University of Southern California. She looked at how working long, stressful hours impacted investment bankers.

They routinely put in 15-hour days at the beginning of their careers. Michel found that the bankers exhibited a range of physical symptoms. These included hair loss, extreme weight changes, panic attacks, and insomnia. By the fourth year, they also experienced diabetes, heart problems, and even cancer.

The mental health consequences were also serious. They included higher rates of depression, anxiety, and addiction to drugs and alcohol. These problems should trouble us in their own right. Even if you were a heartless boss, there would still be serious cause for concern.

It is not just workers' health and well-being that are negatively impacted. It is also their ability to do their jobs. Here again, the statistics speak for themselves. A study by researchers at Warwick University shows that happy workers are 22% more productive.

They are more productive than their unhappy counterparts. The symptoms of stress can also have a major impact on work performance. For instance, a lack of sleep can increase the rate at which workers make mistakes. Researchers have confirmed this connection in a variety of job sectors.

This ranges from the healthcare industry to the military. You probably do not need science to tell you what all of us have experienced firsthand. It is hard to think straight when you are exhausted.