{"id":12246,"date":"2021-05-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/?p=12246"},"modified":"2021-04-19T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:24:40","slug":"are-you-a-victim-of-hustle-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wellbeing\/are-you-a-victim-of-hustle-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a victim of ‘Hustle Culture’?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many of us have been working from home for the best part of a year, whilst the environment can be more comforting, hustle culture is a dangerous side effect. Working in an office you probably had a routine which included finishing the workday around the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working from home has seen a rise of self-made entrepreneurs each providing wisdom on how they became a success. ‘No pain, no gain’. ‘We sleep when we\u2019re dead’. Such messaging can have a toxic impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel like you\u2019re constantly working longer hours and feel pressure in hitting new and more inaccessible targets, it might be time to step back. When you realise that you\u2019re prioritising work over your personal life it means you\u2019ve fallen foul of hustle culture: the institutional belief that you should prioritise work over everything else. Hustle culture is toxic, and long-term exposure can be damaging to our physical- and mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help your spot the signs, the experts at Support Room have examined the phenomenon of hustle culture. It\u2019s never too late to make some positive changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is hustle culture?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hustle culture is nothing new. It is the collective urge to work excessively; to be better than everyone else and work longer and harder to be at the top of our game. It creates an environment of ruthless competition, encouraging us to clamber over each other to get to the top. Hustle culture thrives on peer-pressure and absolute compliance to organisational priority. We judge ourselves by the standards of our peers, and we often behave ruthlessly to remain competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this bad?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This attitude to work makes it impossible to ‘win’ because the goalposts are continually moving. Whatever we do, however we prioritise our work over our personal lives \u2013 it\u2019s never enough. We\u2019re made to feel that if we aren\u2019t playing the hustle game, we\u2019re undeserving of success, or that we\u2019re inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the side-effects of overwork?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Working hard is different from overworking, and it\u2019s crucial that we recognise the difference. Working hard is good for our self-esteem; it\u2019s good for our sense of worth and our position in society. But overwork eventually affects all aspects of our lives, with adverse outcomes for our mental and physical health. We suffer socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Work occupies your every waking hour and your ‘to-do’ list entirely dictates your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, this state of constant tension renders you incapable of making simple decisions. You become irritable when things don\u2019t go according to plan, but you dare not relax. Overworking becomes normal: your peers work long hours, so the same is expected from you. Working towards your goals is a good thing, of course, but where do you draw the line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I know if I\u2019m victim to hustle culture?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To examine if you are victim to hustle culture, ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n