Overdoing it is ingrained in our culture. So how do you go against the grain?
In this latest episode, host Lauren Lowrey takes you on a journey through our American obsessions with doing too much. Get the deets on how our nation compares to other countries when it comes to work-life (im)balance. Plus, what questions to ask yourself so you can DO LESS.
💥 This episode is for you if 💥
- You're chronically doing too much.
- Your self-worth was based on how much you can produce.
- You bought into the equation that HARD WORK makes you A GOOD PERSON
📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺
The episode begins with Lauren detailing why Americans are so obsessed with overdoing it. Lauren takes you way back to the Mayflower to show how pilgrims laid a lasting foundation for American society. Even to this day, we see the impacts
- [4:26] But something changed in the digital age. Our obsession with work was accelerated and Lauren explains how.
- [11:26] Lauren walks you through the quantifiable disengagement happening in workplaces all over America and how it compares to other countries.
- [13:38] Tiny sneak-peak into what's coming up next for AMPstigator as Lauren details how she's taking her own medicine.
🔖 Chapters 🔖
0:27 - Lauren details how this episode is structured
1:34 - Our American history (Hard work = Heaven)
3:09 - Individualists vs Collectivists
4:26 - How the digital age accelerated our need to DO
7:03 - How the digital age has changed broadcast TV
8:12 - How "Just Do It" fueled the fire
9:30 - How this negatively impacts us
11:22 - We're seeing quantifiable disengagement in the workplace
12:33 - World Happiness Report
13:38 - Lauren's taking her own medicine on doing less
🗈 Show Notes 🗈
Ep. 31 At what cost? (When doing it all nearly kills you) [Spotify | Apple]
✔️ Connect with Lauren Lowrey ✔️
On the AMPstigator website
AMPstigator on Youtube
AMPstigator Instagram
Lauren's Instagram
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