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When work habits outlive work necessity

I make more money than I ever imagined but I can't bring myself to quit the weekend job that helped me survive college because it feels like admitting I deserve an easier life.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Employment patterns formed during financial stress can persist as unconscious tests of worthiness even after achieving security.

Ideas that help explain it
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