It’s the moment when we wake up in the morning and feel that we have to produce a certain amount of output, a certain amount of work, to feel justified in our existence.
The problem with debt is that it spirals quickly. In a culture that has centered money in exchange for work, this can have negative psychological consequences over time.
For instance, you now tie your worth around something you do to pay for groceries. And if you don’t, society will frown and ask what is wrong with you.
When looking around for things to do to be productive, it isn’t easy to simply turn this off. In the long run, we fall into burnout—not the feeling of being overworked and overtired, but the dreadful feeling of, no matter how hard I try, I don’t move anywhere.
HT Ezra Klein
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