319 | Toxic Hustle Culture
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan discuss the pros and cons of hustle culture, and they answer the following questions:
Do some people claim they’re busy to be envied for being in demand? (01:01)
What is the difference between “hurry” and “hustle”? (05:46)
How do you define “productive”? (06:45)
What is the fatal flaw of hustle culture? (08:51)
How can we break free of hustle culture? (13:31)
How do you appropriately address burnout with yourself or an employer before it reaches the point of no return? (17:07)
How do I set appropriate boundaries in my profession? (19:45)
After leaving an extraordinarily stressful career, how do I resist the temptation to take on another one for “success” and wealth? (25:53)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Minimizers, welcome to the Minimals Podcast where we discuss what it means to live |
| 0:11.5 | a meaningful life. |
| 0:12.9 | With less, my name is Joshua Filz-Milburn, and I'm Ryan Nekodamus, and together we are |
| 0:16.6 | the Minimals. |
| 0:17.6 | Look around. |
| 0:18.9 | We are busier and more stressed than ever. |
| 0:21.5 | We've been told by many well-intentioned people that it's necessary or even virtuous to |
| 0:27.0 | work hard to grind to toil. |
| 0:30.9 | But what's the truth? |
| 0:32.2 | Today on the podcast, we're talking about the toxicity of hustle culture. |
| 0:36.6 | Then this Thursday on the Minimals Private Podcast, Ryan and I will discuss emotional intelligence, |
| 0:42.6 | kindness and self-awareness. |
| 0:44.7 | You can check that out at patreon.com slash the Minimals. |
| 0:49.3 | Your support keeps our podcast and YouTube channel 100% advertisement free because say |
| 0:56.4 | it with me. |
| 0:57.4 | Avertisement suck. |
| 0:58.4 | Yeah, they do. |
| 1:01.4 | Ryan, our first question today is from Sarah on Facebook. |
| 1:05.4 | In a way, don't people say they're busy because it's cool to say your life is full of obligations? |
| 1:11.2 | Let's talk about busyness for a second, Ryan. |
| 1:14.7 | Remember how it used to be a badge of honor for us, man? |
| 1:17.6 | I still hear it all the time, don't you? |
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