Addicted To The Grind

The struggle to find purpose after workaholism.

Dan Rowell
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readApr 14, 2023

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Why do we continue to live in a culture that glorifies running at video game boss fight intensity until we collapse from physical and mental exhaustion? We call it grinding, and we find ourselves bragging about how hard we work at our jobs and side hustles and the 26-hour days we log.

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Dan Rowell
ILLUMINATION

History nerd, meat head, and purveyor of words pursuing wellness in Nowhereville, Va.