In the past year and a half, I have really tried to unyoke myself from productivity culture. I've read at least three books on burnout that said equating what we accomplish with self-worth is just a dirty lie capitalism tells us or "internalized capitalism" if you're being all TikTok about it. Productivity is just a funnel for the real mirage, ambition, a tool to keep us working and never satisfied. It's called the hedonic treadmill—the idea that happiness is relatively stable regardless of major life changes. It's why finally accomplishing a big project or life goal feels good only fleetingly.
I Want to be the Girl with the Most Cake
I Want to be the Girl with the Most Cake
I Want to be the Girl with the Most Cake
In the past year and a half, I have really tried to unyoke myself from productivity culture. I've read at least three books on burnout that said equating what we accomplish with self-worth is just a dirty lie capitalism tells us or "internalized capitalism" if you're being all TikTok about it. Productivity is just a funnel for the real mirage, ambition, a tool to keep us working and never satisfied. It's called the hedonic treadmill—the idea that happiness is relatively stable regardless of major life changes. It's why finally accomplishing a big project or life goal feels good only fleetingly.