I don’t know who needs to hear this .... But being busy is not a flex. . Have you ever heard of grind culture: the societal standard that you must exert yourself at 110% capacity to succeed. Grind culture is the collective drive to work harder, faster, stronger. Every. Single. Day. Grind culture doesn’t take breaks. Grind culture doesn’t sleep. Grind culture works day in and day out, pushing to maximize all 1440 minutes in every day. You don’t stop when you’re tired; you stop when you’re done. And throughout all of this, you must embrace the façade that you absolutely LOVE what you do, no matter the pain it may cause. . It creates the assumption that the only value we have as human beings is our productivity capability — our ability to work, rather than our humanity. But in psychology, what it means to somewhere aware is you lack the skills to time manage and out in place boundaries that are more combative if a cohesive lifestyle... . data shows that working long hours and multitasking lowers productivity and kills creativity, it’s breeds an ongoing toxic environment where if you spend too much time on anything non-work-related, you feel guilty. It fuels cognitive dissonance. By overworking and living by the mantra of ‘rise and grind,’ you can end up contradicting your actual goals and losing sight of your ‘why.’ . So I’m going to leave you with this food for thought this weekend... allocate yourself a break. Your cortisol will thank you for it and your lifestyle with screams with happiness❤️ Happy weekend lovers 💕 . . . . #grindmode #grinding #grindhard #fitnessmotivation #psychology #fitnessmodel #gymgirl #gymmotivation #foryou #motivationalquotes