There’s no way to describe how much I wanna hurl at “Hustle” as a culture.
Required? Sometimes. Sustainable? No times.
If this is what you’re being taught, some of the stuff they’re not teaching includes things like:
And a bunch of stuff I’ve left out that simple doesn’t contribute (directly anyway) to your work or your income.
We all have to grind it out occasionally.
Personally though, I look for ways to minimise that as much as possible, and prioritise other things in that list above.
They say “Future you will thank you” – so while I know he’s somewhere between 5 minutes and say 60 years from now… whenever that is, I hope we’re still friends 🙂
What have I missed from the list above…?
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