Episode132: Working Brighter In The Hustle Culture with Brittany Berger

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Go Go Go is addicting. </span> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>During this social distancing time, I keep hearing people say that we can finally stop hustling and use this time to get in touch with ourselves. The problem with that thinking is it implies that hustling is something that was forced upon us. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>But in reality, hustling is something we choose to do as a coping mechanism against our uncomfortable feelings of sadness, grief, anger, doubt, and uncertainty. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>For those of us with High Functioning Anxiety, these mechanisms can lead to even greater levels of anxiety. We all rail against hustle culture while at the same time actively embracing it. This coping mechanism has become a valued cultural norm to point where we even glorifying it. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>So what would it be like to stop embracing the hustle culture altogether?</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>My guest today has raised a one-woman battle against hustle culture and her addiction to it. Brittany Berger is the founder of</span> <a href='http://workbrighter.co/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Work Brighter</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>, a digital media company that helps productive unicorns go beyond working smarter to a version of productivity that makes room for “unproductive” things like rest, self-care, and fun. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>She started Work Brighter after 5 years running content marketing in high-stress startups that prioritized hustle, growth, and scaling over self-care and mental health. Now that she&apos;s changed her own mindset, she spends her time helping other high achievers define balance for themselves, advocating for mental health awareness, and dancing...always dancing.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>That Brittany walks her talk which is one reason this interview is so amazing. She believed the hustle c