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I am (now) anti-hustle

I am (now) anti-hustle

I wasn't always. But now I'm interested in enough.

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Patti Digh
May 27, 2025
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I am now anti-hustle.

Not because I am lazy, or unambitious, or uninterested in excellence—but because I am interested in enough. The hustle culture, with its endless grind, glorifies exhaustion and measures worth by output. It teaches us that rest is weakness, stillness is wasteful, and if we’re not constantly moving, we’re falling behind. I reject that.

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