The hustle culture is something my demographic (ages 50 to 65) and our parents have been used to all our lives. 

Living by the motto that you can’t be successful unless you “work really hard, show up every day ready to overcome any obstacle, with a no-limit attitude, and of course, programed for greatness.” 

We quickly passed judgment on anyone who didn’t seem to be working hard, and everything in our lives had to become second to our all-encompassing career. 

Sound familiar? There are tonnes of books out there printed in the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s pushing the hustle culture, suggesting you should create your own “vision board,” telling you to not limit yourself, and this one I love: “Never settle for less than what you truly deserve.” 

My generation was always told to “suck it up buttercup – stop complaining and get out there, get over it, work harder and do more.” 

Well, that’s not the way life is now.   

Today young Millennials and the vast majority of Canadian and American Gen Zs are adopting the new “soft-life” culture, the complete........

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