Hustle Culture

I considered video calls to be a boon sometime back. But now I loathe them for one simple reason: they make us absent in real time. Same goes with texting and uploading real time pictures and stories. All this makes us think that we can be everywhere. Although that might…

Note: This article was originally published on “The Anti Hustle Project”. When I first joined Instagram, I came across some ads about growing my social media following and building my list, directing me to “get 10,000 followers now!” The ads usually featured women with a trendy yet relatable vibe, and…

Deliverable. Project. Hobby. Goal. Improvement. Stagnancy. Saving. Spending. Reaching. Falling It’s a recent phenomenom for me, but relatively hard to nail down precisely in origin: an obsession with production. Every new idea, new concept, eventually gets twisted by my mind into a career, a purpose, a product, a thing to…

Ever felt like you’re running out of time in your career or that a 9-to-5 job isn’t enough? Or you need a six-figure salary in your twenties, a sea-facing villa, two or more cars, and a significant bank balance? Or that your coworkers and friends are performing better than you…

In high-stakes selling, you’re often taught to believe you have to hustle and grind around the clock to be successful. For years, top salespeople have been associated with the work hard/play hard and grind at all hours ethos. …

LinkedIn is (supposedly) about making connections in your chosen field, keeping up with industry trends, and helping you find your next job. However, it has become a melting pot of toxic positivity, hustle culture, and meritocratic propaganda. …

By: Daria Stratovich, Co-Founder of Social Animals — For the past 7 years I’ve always had a side hustle along with my main job (or two). That’s why I’ve been constantly searching for ways and developing systems to balance a full-time job and side projects. …