Episode 151: The Anti-Grind Playbook

About this episode

Arash and Mykie discuss the pitfalls of grind culture in business and its impact on burnout.

Grinding is often praised in business and entrepreneurship, especially among high achievers who pride themselves on working harder and longer than everyone else. But the same behavior that gets celebrated as discipline can just as quickly lead to burnout. In this episode, Arash and Mykie explore why grind culture is so deeply ingrained and why constant activity rarely produces the results people expect. The conversation breaks down how fear and outdated beliefs about hard work can keep leader...

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Hosts: Arash Vossoughi, Mykie Stiller

Topics covered

• grind culture
• burnout
• entrepreneurship
• discipline
• fear of failure

Keywords

• grind culture
• burnout
• entrepreneurship
• hard work
• discipline

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