No Sense In Hustle Culture
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, when I was writing my diary this morning and, um, you know, one thing that effectively came to my mind was,
um, you know, the moment where I wrote down how I felt, you know, uncomfortable, um, on a day when I'm supposed to be resting. Like, I was, you know, not really doing anything at all. At a very easy, easygoing, low responsibility, low task, sort of day.
And yet, in despite of that, in despite of that, I was still quite restless in my mind, now my thoughts were still racing, and, um, you know, I was spent, it seems as though I was spending the time that I'm supposed to be spending, you know, relaxing, thinking about the work that I'm supposed to be doing or could be doing with the time that I've got, um, to relax and stuff like that.
I suppose when I begin to reflect about hustle culture, how it makes sense in today's age because we do have to work as hard as we do to obtain the things that we want. It also doesn't make sense because, like, you know, without rest, we effectively run the risk of burnout, which is, um, you know, it is effectively like a no-brainer.
It seems as though like, um, you know, I mean, there's 2 things. There is how expensive everything is and how, um, in a way, in, in, in, in, in some argumentable, in, in some, in, in an arguable sense, like some things are a little bit more difficult to obtain because they're a little bit more expensive, um, our money doesn't go as far. So we have to work a little bit harder, a little bit longer.
Some of us have got multiple jobs and stuff like that. But then at the same time, like I'm also beginning to realise that, um, there is a factor in hustle culture, um, that, um, effectively has something to do with us and our inability to allocate rest wherever it's needed. And again, it's just being able to optimise and create that system that effectively allows us to be consistent without burning out.
So again, for example, I'll just use this final analogy before I go. Um, you know, like an engine, for example. Some people think that maybe like the best engines are the ones that effectively, like, you know, spit out the most amount of talk and the most amount of power.
But, um, it seems as though like, uh, you know, when you're not taking into consideration, like, you know, energy exchange and, you know, the, the, the, the time and, you know, if it's not being maintained properly, eventually it will just fall apart and it will crash out and stuff like that.
So, um, one of the thing, one of the key takeaways from today's reflection is I just, wanna, uh, wanna remind myself that it's important to uh, build a system and build a routine where rest is considered, no matter how um, you know, amalgamating the work might be, no matter how massive the workload might be.
Um, you know, the rest is important because then it allows me to be consistent in a long term, you know, 5 years and 10 years from now.
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