The article critiques hustle culture, emphasizing the importance of mental health and personal fulfillment over societal pressures to accumulate wealth or work excessively. The author shares a personal perspective on balancing financial prudence with joy, advocating for small indulgences like buying a latte or quirky household items. While acknowledging the influence of a scarcity mindset from a financially poor background, the author promotes the idea of aspiring to be 'OK' rather than striving for constant hustle. Ultimately, the message is to find joy in life's simple pleasures instead of obsessively working towards success.
They'll tell you to get a second job and a side hustle. They'll make you save even your loose change. They'll convince you to care about crypto.
...while many worker bees might still aspire to be a girl boss, you could instead aspire to something simpler yet more powerful: a girl who is going to be OK.
There have been times I've been inches away from a mental break, but then I stumbled upon a silly little reason to live.
But hear me out! Someone once told me that sitting is worse for your health than smoking; unfortunately, I do both.
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