Breaking the Hamster Wheel (Episode 88)

Is it just us, or have things become WAY too busy lately? Working yourself to your limit is a good thing, right? You wouldn’t want to be lazy…This week, Shaunna and Lisa discuss the proverbial hamster wheel that is “America”. It is undeniable that being busy is over-valued in North America, and many of us have become addicted to the feeling of being overworked. As Shaunna’s grad student describes it, we are suffering from a certain comfort with overwhelm.

Lisa and Shaunna dissect why it is that we feel the need to maintain a fast-paced busy lifestyle, and how this works its way into our biases about others. Further, they uncover the gendered dynamic of “busy” and the ways in which women lack the resources to move away from this overwork and overwhelm. Turns out, you don’t have to be out of breath all of the time.

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