When Hustling Too Hard Can Actually Hurt

Is doing and having it all what it’s made out to be? We take a look into 'hustle culture' and how burnout is so real.

- Pamela Choo

We’ve become really familiar with the hashtags #hustle, #werk, #slay, among others. It ’s the idea that we have to work at max capacity every day to be considered successful and taken seriously. But does it really benefit us — or is it actually hurting us? Thrive Global, a company that aims to end the epidemic of stress and burnout, states that hustle culture is where people do away with a healthy work-life balance and instead define their self-worth by their work achievements. Racheal Kwacz, Child and Family Development Specialist , says that hustle culture means people are constantly on the go, and can lead to exhaustion. “Sure, you hit your targets, but at what cost?” she says.

WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS NOT PASSÉ