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Being > Doing
Who we are matters more than what we do.
I think many of us are trapped on a hamster wheel of hyperactivity.
We simply cannot stand still.
Every empty moment in line at Starbucks is a chance to catch up on emails.
Every bus ride is a time to scroll our Instagram feed or read Facebook updates.
Every second of silence begs to be filled with music, podcasts, etc.
We fill every waking moment with productivity, entertainment, and self-gratification. We are defined by constant activity.
This obsession with hyperactivity permeates every aspect of our lives and is especially evident in the way we approach our work.
Our Hyperactivity Hurts Us, But Benefits Businesses
Remarkably, we even had to invent a new phrase to describe our society’s penchant for working long hours. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, coined the phrase “hustle porn” to describe our preoccupation with work.
“This idea that unless you are suffering, grinding, working every hour of every day, you’re not working hard enough… this is one of the most toxic, dangerous things in…
