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I went through that phase too: the freelancer working in pajamas from an Airbnb in the woods or a cute café in some foreign city.

But at some point, I realized work had become everything: identity, self-worth, the only “valid” source of happiness.

And because I had given it that much power, it couldn’t be ordinary. It had to be cool. Shareable. Aesthetic.

Hustle culture just changed outfits, not logic.

It used to be “if you’re not climbing the corporate ladder, you’re no one.”

Now it’s “if you’re not working from Bali or running a six-figure side hustle, you’re no one.”

Always working, always monetizing, always proving you deserve to exist. Just with better photos.

I’m a digital nomad too. At first, I chased the lifestyle because it looked good.

Now it's a choice, because it fits my need for independence and variety.

But the tension between productivity and slow living still haunts me.

Some days I’m full monk mode, other days even New Yorkers feel slow.

What I've understood so far?

That maybe the goal isn’t to find “the right job.”

Maybe it’s to admit that in a healthy life, work is just one of the things, not the whole story.

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Sono appena atterrata su questo problema, io che lavoro da 7 anni nello stesso posto mi sono chiesta "ma è questo che voglio?" e poi mi sono ri-chiesta "ma questa domanda nasce perché doveva nascere o perché il mondo che vedo attorno vuole farmi credere altro?". Mi sento come una sorta di Robinson Crusoe che cerca una risposta ad entrambe le domande.

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