I’m tired of hustle culture.
Rise and grind.
I’ve got a dream worth more than my sleep.
I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
In our society, hustle culture has become inevitable.
We have an interest, or a hobby, and either our first instinct or the first piece of advice we get is to monetize it. And that goal starts to consume our whole lives.
I’m talking about the instant commodification of enjoyment and leisure time into business–a side hustle, a side gig. And for many, a very real downward spiral into toxic productivity, unhealthy stress, and burnout.
I want to break down toxic hustle culture and discuss how our generation, people in their 20s, can free ourselves a little of that inclination to always be hustling.
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Behind the scenes
Writing this episode was not easy! I wanted to point to the dangers that lie within hustle culture without making any blanket statements about working hard towards your goal. There will be times when you’re building something for yourself, maybe a side hustle or side gig, and you’ll have to put extra time to get it up and running. And sometimes those pushes are necessary.
But when that becomes an unhealthy cycle is when the toxic part of hustle culture comes into play. Also, when every pursuit is looked at through the lens of making money off of it. I’m definitely not saying you shouldn’t do that ever, but to be more mindful of how our society is telling us to behave when it comes to how much time we spend working and what we actually work on. I hope that comes across in this episode.
I wanted to write this because I still need that reminder to not overwork myself just because I can. Sometimes your 20s is touted as this time where you have to hustle hard the whole time so you can make the most out of this period of your life. Ask yourself, what is truly going to make your 20s worth it? Because it’s not burnout.
There was also a lot of research that went into this episode. I looked through a lot of studies on how overwork affects us physically and mentally, but also how rest and leisure time can benefit us. They’re linked in the show notes, and there was a lot of thought that went into those few paragraphs! But as much as I want this podcast to be about exploring people’s stories, I also want it to be a resource backed by outside facts as well.
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