Member-only story
Self Improvement
I Was Happy in Slow Living, but Got Sucked Into Hustle Culture
Why slow living matters in today’s obsession with speed and constant busyness.
The society welcomed me as a hustle culture citizen but handed me a passport to burnout
“ Hamza, take your time; there is no need to rush through your tasks.”
Those were my good old days, when I was more reflective, happy, and relaxed.
Things turned upside down. Hustle culture made me throw my slow living into a dustbin.
Same tasks, same life, and same Hamza, but the narrative is not the same:
“Hamza, the clock is ticking fast; you just have a few more hours left before the day ends. Hurry up.”
My current days are now full of stress, chaos, burnout, and no reflection.
I feel like I am defusing a time bomb, or the sky would fall.
In other words, speed thrills but kills our purpose.
Earlier, I loved worshiping every passing moment, but now society has made me worship speed and face burnout.
“By choosing to live our…
