The Price We Pay For Being Productive - A Philosophical Critique of Hustle Culture

Head to for a free 30-day trial 20% off a premium Brilliant subscription! A video essay on the damaging effects of hyper-productivity and how it affects the quality of our creative work in Byung-Chul Han’s Achievement Society. For more in-depth articles and newsletters on the humanities, art and philosophy, subscribe to A Mug of Insights Newsletter for fresh ideas that you can consume with your morning coffee: Other Resources: The Back to the Basics course for avid readers: My course on keeping a writer’s diary: My playlist on Reading: My collaborative novel about Melbourne: There’s A Tale To This City: My short story collection Passing Tales: My Instagram page: Chapters: Introduction: 00:00 1: The Forbidden Question: 00:48 2: The Age of Pre-Crastination: 03:14 3: The Price of Productivity: 7:17 4: Overcoming Productivity: 10:39 Sponsor: 14:21