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# [Over-working - can't be that bad, right?](https://lilkittykat.hashnode.dev/over-working-cant-be-that-bad-right?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Actually it can. Very bad, actually. I wanted to talk to you all today about the impact overworking can have on you, and some tips I have for helping you with it. Physical and mental exhaustion Overworking can lead to physical and mental exhaustion, ...

Feb 16, 2023 · 5 min read · lilkittykat.hashnode.dev  
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I am a learning coder from the UK, and am learning Javascript but I am quite proficient in Python!

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[Anqa Akram](https://hashnode.com/@anqa)

[Feb 20, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/over-working-cant-be-that-bad-right/63ee62902aa26c3a414fbf8f/comment/63f37c513dfc159cd6b11571)

> "...because our ability to work through our tasks comes from our ability to create those decisions."

You have blown my mind! I have never looked at it from an angle of an inverse correlation between **over-exertion** in work and **productivity** in work.

Your article was refreshing and has given me many healthy habits to design a better routine ahead. Thank you 🥰

P.S. In the interest of making your article easy to understand...I am sharing a typo I spotted in the first line of "Reduced creativity and innovation"

> When you work or study so much, it \*lives so little time for exploring new ideas and...

\*leaves instead of lives