Why Hustling is the Most Dangerous Trend in Photography

Toxic Productivity

As someone who is fairly young, I believed in the idea that the more hours I put into one given thing, the more outcome I will get. That was my work ethic for pretty much everything from learning to being a photographer or writer. Starting the day at 5:30 in the gym and finishing off at 11 PM in the office was the dream lifestyle. Luckily, it never got to that point, as my natural laziness took care of my stability as a young freelancer. Beating myself up for wasting an hour watching Family Guy was part of the problem. Of course, how dare I watch Family Guy if I didn’t update my Facebook page bio or make a new killer business card that would impress everyone who got it? 

Unfortunately, many photographers who are starting out fall into this trap of hustling. They watch motivational videos on YouTube with people explaining how they did it: shooting photos every day, 365 projects, working 17 hours a day to buy the best camera, having three side-jobs unrelated to the industry, and so on. The reason behind the hype around Hustle culture is that many believe that the amount of time spent on any given task translates into useful work done. That is simply not true…

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