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Americans are tired. The grindset is to blame.

Americans are tired. The grindset is to blame.

It's Been a Minute vor 7 Monaten

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America’s workers are tired – here’s why.

Do you feel like you can never get off the grind? From gig laborers
to salaried workers, a lot of people are keeping their noses to the
grindstone in order to remain afloat, avoid job loss, and stay one
step ahead of market fluctuations. But this culture of overwork
isn’t new – according to Erik Baker, Harvard lecturer and author of
Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted
America, the grindset has been intentionally promoted and
structurally enforced over decades. Brittany sits down with Erik to
discuss how we got here – and how we can untangle the culture from
these working conditions.

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