One of the great challenges of any book on addictions, whether sex, drugs, drink, or work, is that sometimes it's hard to tell if you truly are addicted or not.
Working a lot does not mean addiction; likewise addiction does not mean working a lot. A person I met on an airplane recommended several books -- this was not one of them, but I bought a parcel of them.
The problem with work addiction, as stated by the author, is that unlike drugs or sex, work is truly condoned and encouraged by society. In addition, people who work hard and are good at what they do, may be more likely to be intelligent enough to rationalize their addictions more successfully. Alas, it is these very things that make it difficult to differentiate between addiction and a mere love of work. Unfortunately, this book did very little to help a reader draw that line. Using extreme examples where people kill others or themselves because of work doesn't help draw the line. Admittedly it's hard!
The person whom I met on the plane is a counselor for work addictions, and did eventually think that I did not have such a problem. To paraphrase him, loving work is a gift that should not be mistaken for addiction. At the same time, setting priorities is important. I wish I could say this book will help you, but unless you are really at one end of the scale, I doubt it will.
