With the emerging creator economy, the word on the street is HUSTLE HUSTLE HUSTLE!!
If you are not working on a gig then you are letting your future, the good days slip right through your fingers. This has given birth to the term "Hustle Culture" which am not sure is a real term but it better be.
The other day l was scrolling through youtube, something l normally do to ignite the fire to create videos again but somehow, it's not working, lol.
Well, l stumbled on this video talking about the Cost of Hustle culture and it sparked all the hatred l have previously had for people who romanticise hard work.
You can't turn down a job because it requires you to work Monday to Saturday
You are just fresh from school you will have to do a lot of dirty work to finally get where you want to be (the corporate ladder)
You don't have the skills yet, maybe accept unpaid internships (even when the workload is for a paid position)
A monthly salary will not take you anywhere, you have to create a side gig that you can turn into a self-sustaining project after a while
The nonstop working to the extent that even the gigs you start out of passion end up being corrupted because it is now work. You can't stop analyzing why money is not coming in, why maybe your flowers no longer sprout at the same time.
The number of times l have felt guilty because am not doing anything "productive" on a Monday is overwhelming but when l get to think back to that last-minute edit l had to do on a piece at 9pm on a Friday night because the client wanted it urgently l gladly laze my Monday away.
That constant "grind" is not going to be of any use if your body can't handle the stress within 5 years. That talk of "5 years of hard work will set you 10 years ahead in your life", what if you don't make it to 10 years? How about you live your life as you work on it?
A friend of mine recently quit her job after being there for not even 3 months.
Fresh out of school even before she graduated she was chanced to land a job that required her to work Monday to Sunday, 8 am to 8pm!
There's no way you are going to be productive in that kind of work because if you are not working, you are thinking about the work that's awaiting you. If you tell me that's a way to live "so you can have a brighter future" am gonna be mad.
When it comes to being fresh out of school, it gets worse. I already talked about knowing which bottom to start at. Not every little job opportunity will advance your career.
Please keep in mind that;
Working hard and working smart are totally different things
You can have your dream life while working a 9 to 5
It is okay if you have no desire to climb the corporate ladder
It is also okay if you have no desire to work a 9 to 5
Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur
Rest is not earned but deserved, allow your body to rest before it forces itself to
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| On a random Monday morning checking to see whether my boots still fit |
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