Lately, I’ve been noticing a trend friends and colleagues who’ve “made it” by grinding nonstop, only to end up exhausted, anxious, or just… empty. The kind of success that looks shiny on Instagram but leaves them questioning if it was worth the toll.
I’m all for ambition (running my own biz, I get it), but where’s the line between pushing forward and burning out? Especially curious about folks who’ve been through it: Did the trade-off pay off? Or did you hit a point where you had to step back and recalibrate?
Bonus question for the psychology-minded: How do you think hustle culture plays into our deeper drives validation, fear, or something else? And if you’ve got paranormal stories about ghostly warnings from overworked spirits, I’m here for those too. (Half-joking… mostly.)
Would love to hear your takes especially from anyone who’s danced with burnout and found a better rhythm.
Grind culture is lowkey toxic hustle ≠ happiness. Hit burnout, now I prioritize balance and it’s way better. The ‘gram lies, your peace matters more. Hustle culture feeds on our fear of not being enough. Therapy helped me see that. Lol @ ghostly warnings my sleep-deprived hallucinations were sign enough to chill.
lol preach. they want us grinding 24/7 while they sip margs on a yacht. hard pass. wake up sheeple, we’re just cogs in their money machine. capitalism’s a scam and hustle culture’s its hype . no thanks.