The concept behind hustle culture mindset isn't inherently negative.
Yet along the way, we may be losing sight of what's truly more important than the carrot on the stick we've been chasing after.

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Chapters:
00:00 Hustle culture
00:52 Sustainability
02:18 Comparison trap
03:58 Life is short
05:55 What slow living is

Reason #1: It is not sustainable

Hustle Culture focuses on the desire for more - more money, more recognition, and creating a bigger empire, which is often driven by a need for external validation.

It also legitimizes the idea that to be successful and get anything meaningful done, you have to be doing long hours.

Exhaustion is normalized in hustle culture, but this mindset has proven to be profoundly unsustainable and can lead to burnout and mental breakdown.

According to a study by Deloitte, 77% of people have experienced burnout at their job and 42% have left their jobs because they felt burned out.

The concept of hustle culture, which emphasizes hard work and goal achievement, isn't inherently bad. It can provide motivation and drive to succeed. However, the problem lies in its one-size-fits-all approach, often neglecting the importance of work-life balance and self care. As with anything in life, a lack of balance is never sustainable.


Reason #2: Stuck on comparison trap

Social media has exacerbated the popularity of hustle culture. It has made it easier, quicker, and more impactful to broadcast the best and oftentimes inauthentic versions of oneself. And so, it has created a society of constant comparison and competition.

We keep up with the Joneses to acquire the status symbol as the people next doors. Yet in social media, everyone is pretty much living next door to us, so there's plenty more points of comparison. We hustle harder to be better, richer, or more accomplished than others.

Instead of always comparing with others, we can focus more on our personal growth and goals that sync with our values, independent of what others have.

Defining what's essential to you based on what you value can go a long way in avoiding the comparison trap that leads to unhappiness and constant discontentment.

Reason #3: Life is short and precious

I was a very ambitious person and wanted to achieve so much in so little time. But I have gotten to a point where I had enough of the never ending comparison and competition.

I still have goals and things I want to achieve. But I no longer put myself under a strict deadline.

The reality is that nobody knows when our time is up, so I don't want to live my life hustling so hard for a future that I may not even witness if I end up getting very ill, or worse, dead.

Hustle culture may be viewed by others as a means to an end. But it can also easily lead to our end if we get caught up in the hustle and disregard our well being.

An Antidote to Hustle Culture

Everyone has their own ways of quitting hustle culture. For me, it is by living slowly and intentionally.

Slow living is not a curated country aesthetic, cottagecore living, linen clothing, or completely cutting oneself off of technology.

It is all about taking things deliberately, being mindful of your time and how you are spending it. Slow living isn’t about doing nothing, it’s about doing what matters to you and not letting society dictate what that should be.

We are not machines who must maintain constant productivity 24/7. We need some time away from our business or job or other responsibilities and enjoy some much needed slowness

Take a full day to be present in your life, no opening emails, no business planning, no sneaking in an hour in the morning to work on your latest client project, no endless scrolling on instagram or facebook.

When we define what is essential for us and not what's essential for others, we don't need to constantly subject ourselves to the hamster wheel of life. We can start creating a life that brings genuine happiness and peace within.

Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast — you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”

― Eddie Cantor