> There's an almost dangerously cultish obsession with industriousness in our society. Yes, exactly. This behavior is encouraged and ingrained in just about ev

> There's an almost dangerously cultish obsession with industriousness in our society. Yes, exactly. This behavior is encouraged and ingrained in just about every aspect of Western culture (especially American culture), and it's ruining people's lives. "I pulled myself by my bootstraps, so you should too! Nevermind I did it right after WW2 when America was most prosperous and other countries were rebuilding, nothing has changed at all in 50 years, you can easily do it too!" People pretty much have to go through burnout themselves in order to stop buying into the cult-like behavior. I spent most of my 20s working for startups and constantly being stressed out and working crazy hours because they weren't doing so well, and I wanted them to succeed. It took being hospitalized for me to finally disconnect from it a bit. I also didn't look as hard as I should have for a new job when I was laid off, and that time helped me recover, although it wrecked my finances in the meantime, which I'm still recovering from. Best of luck to you.