Richard Golian

1995-born. Charles University alum. Head of Performance at Mixit. 10+ years in marketing and data.

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Health First: It Can't Just Be a Phrase

Health priority over career hustle

By Richard Golian

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The end of 2024 is approaching, and I find myself on a train, heading to my hometown to spend the holidays with my family. In just a few hours, I’ll be in Banská Bystrica, the place I hold so dearly in my heart. As I sit here, I’ve been reflecting on what 2024 has taught me and what challenges await me in 2025.

The Biggest Lesson of 2024

When I first considered what 2024 taught me, my mind wandered to the usual contenders: professional missteps, personal struggles, or relationship challenges. But none of those compared to the realisation that health—my own health—had been neglected.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Everyone knows health is important; it’s obvious. And to those around me, it probably seemed like I understood this too. I’ve often told my colleagues, "Health comes first," whenever they faced an issue. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: I didn’t live by my own words.

In my professional life, I’m quick to act when problems arise—a data discrepancy, a sudden error, or an unresolved issue. These challenges can frustrate me, but they also motivate me to dive in and fix them immediately. Why, then, don’t I respond with the same urgency when it comes to my health? Why don’t I pay attention to my body’s signals and take them seriously?

Summary

In 2024, I responded with urgency to every professional problem — while ignoring my body's signals. That disconnect was the year's most significant lesson. In 2025, health becomes a project with deliverables, deadlines, and accountability. Sleep quality. Physical signals. Not just a phrase.
Richard Golian

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Common questions on this article's topic

Why do professionals often neglect their own health?
In the article, the answer is a disconnect between urgency at work and passivity about personal health. Professional problems — data discrepancies, errors, system failures — trigger an immediate response. But the body's signals are treated with far less seriousness. Research in occupational health confirms this pattern: the intention-action gap, where people know health is important but consistently fail to act on it, is one of the most documented phenomena in health psychology.
What is the intention-action gap in health?
It is the well-documented discrepancy between knowing something is important and actually doing it. Research shows that intentions explain only 18 to 23 percent of the variance in actual health behaviour. Short-term desires, habits, and social pressures consistently override good intentions. In the article, this gap is experienced personally: telling colleagues that health comes first while not living by those words.
Can treating health like a work project actually help?
Research in health psychology supports structured goal-setting with clear deliverables and accountability — similar to project management. SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) are routinely used in health interventions. In the article, this is exactly the approach adopted: a comprehensive to-do list, clear deadlines, and personal accountability — treating health with the same seriousness applied to professional challenges.
Why is sleep quality so important for professionals?
Research shows that workers sleeping less than seven hours are over eight times more likely to experience burnout. Sleep deprivation reduces creativity, makes it harder to stay focused on important projects, and doubles the risk of workplace accidents. In the article, healthy sleep is identified as one of the foundational practices that needs to become a priority — not a luxury to be sacrificed for productivity.