We’ve talked a lot about hustle culture and the grindset bros and girl bosses who drive the narrative that time is money and you must be productive all day, every day. But is being a workaholic really the way to make all the money?

In this episode, we discuss how you don’t always have to be productive and how sometimes it’s okay just to do something because you enjoy it and not because it makes you money.

Topics covered in this episode on finding time to NOT be productive

* The “time is money” concept and the reality behind exchanging time for money

* “Passive” income and what that means

* The horribleness that is feeling that you have to monetize everything you do

* Why you don’t have to “maximize” your time to be successful

* The fact that minimum wage workers often work harder than others and the reality that many people need side gigs to survive

* Tips for breaking out of the productivity trap

* Understanding “enough”

* Using values-based spending to require less

* How to use self-care effectively without breaking the bank

Sources used for this episode on sticking with your “real” job

* How Toxic Productivity Can Affect Chronic Illness

* Information on the negative impacts of toxic productivity from the Newport Institute

* Drexel University’s report on how minimum wage isn’t enough for most people to live on

* MIT’s living wage calculator

* Miranda’s article on how hard you have to work earning minimum wage

* Information from Civic Science about how many more people are taking on side hustles

* Sarah’s Substack, Search For Enough

* Why Do I Feel Guilty When I Relax?

* American Heart Association article on self-care

* Self Care: What It Is and What It Is Not

Our financial resource

Consider checking out our friend Kara’s website Bravely Go. She talks a lot about sustainable finance, values based spending, and taking care of yourself in this late-stage capitalist hell. Also consider reading the book Laziness Does Not Exist.

* Sarah Li-Cain

* Miranda Marquit

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