The speaker argues that taking breaks during work isn't laziness but essential to doing good work. Hustle culture pushes people to work nonstop, often following others' expectations rather than their own values. Stepping back reveals how much of what we do is driven by external pressure, not what we actually want.
That's been kind of my thing with the take breaks, work better and the science of like, we got to stop treating taking breaks during the workday as a luxury or laziness and treat it like a requirement. Because hustle culture, which is different than the definition of the word hustle— when you work, work. I'm all about hustling. But when you work, work and then take an intentional break. Hustle culture is so ingrained everywhere. It's like a lot of us have been doing that type of lifestyle without even realizing it wasn't even our choice. It wasn't Was it my thought and feeling that led to that? So like, I think about like, what's our definition of success? You know, and people usually, if they step back and pause, they realize maybe a lot of the actions they're taking is somebody else's thoughts and actions instead of their own. And like, let's— so I love that about the formula that you put that first. Let's talk about our thoughts and our feelings about this.
