A mentor and teacher argues that you can't pour from an empty cup. He warns against hustle culture's glorification of minimal sleep, saying a few hours of rest is unsustainable. Setting boundaries and prioritizing recovery alongside hard work is how educators, parents, and entrepreneurs actually sustain themselves.
I think keeping myself accountable because I am a mentor, because I am a teacher and an educator, I tend to put my students first. So I have to remind myself from time to time that I have to fill my cup up. Then I can pour into everyone else's. I think as a mother, you can relate, or a parent, you can relate as well. You, you know, you want to fill your children's cup, but I always told myself when I become a mother in the future, I want to fill my cup first. So then I can pour into my children's and be, you know, the best parent that I can be. But same goes as an entrepreneur. You need to learn when to shut it off. You need to learn when you need to rest. I think the hustle culture and the grind culture has become something crazy. I'm still all about the grind. Yes. Obviously you have to work your ass off to get to where you want to be, but you also have to rest. Like, it's very important. I hear some people talking about, oh, I only get 3 hours of rest. I can't function on 3 hours. That's not— nobody can. That's not something to, like, cheer yourself on about because you're not operating the same.
