Implode-o-Meter News - Stop Trying to Be Productive In The Crisis

This urge to overachieve, even in times of global crisis, is reflective of America's always-on work culture. In a recent article for The New Republic, the journalist Nick Martin writes that "this mind-set is the natural endpoint of America's hustle culture -- the idea that every nanosecond of our lives must be commodified and pointed toward profit and self-improvement." Drew Millard put it more directly in an essay for The Outline: If you are lucky enough to be employed, the only person who cares what you're doing right now is your boss.
Anne Helen Petersen, a journalist and the author of the forthcoming book "Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation," seconded his assertion. "We're so used to making every moment of ours productive in some capacity," she said. "Like, I'm on a walk, I should listen to this information podcast that makes me more informed or a better person."

Of course, many have no choice but to try to keep hustling (albeit, more online than ever) to try to stay financially afloat in the crisis...

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Stop Trying to Be Productive In The Crisis