MENTAL MODEL · M5254

Karoshi

BusinessHigh supportManagement

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Sudden death from cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, or suicide, caused by overwork (overtime, stress). It is not merely a medical phenomenon but also a collective cultural illness of 'taking pride in overwork' or 'daring not to rest'. Scaffold role: The limit of systemic exploitation. It warns us that the physiological limits of the human body are rigid. Any corporate culture that attempts to challenge this limit will ultimately pay with lives. Managers must maintain employee health as a core asset on the balance sheet.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

The limit of systemic exploitation. It warns us that the physiological limits of the human body are rigid. Any corporate culture that attempts to challenge this limit will ultimately pay with lives. Managers must maintain employee health as a core asset on the balance sheet.

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Chronic overwork and stress break through physiological rigid limits, causing cardiovascular or cerebrovascular accidents or suicide, which is a consequence of systemic exploitation rather than personal weakness.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

Treat employee health as a core asset
Set working hours and recovery red lines
Identify signs of overwork
Reduce burden at the systemic level rather than the individual level.

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