Hustle Culture in New Age India

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Ever felt like you’re running out of time in your career or that a 9-to-5 job isn’t enough? Or you need a six-figure salary in your twenties, a sea-facing villa, two or more cars, and a significant bank balance? Or that your coworkers and friends are performing better than you? Everything that causes you to feel frustrated and under a lot of pressure?

Well, welcome to the Hustle Culture!

Many of us have had those exhausting “9 to 5” days where you’re expected to work until the sunsets. For some of us, it’s more like a never-ending scramble to get the job done, do overtime, and go above and beyond to be considered an effective “employee.”

Hustle Culture is when one part of your life takes precedence over the other. In this instance, your work-life takes priority over your personal life. It makes you feel as if you have to overlook the portion of your life where you’re supposed to enjoy yourself, have fun, and just live happily.

Hustle Culture has a significant negative impact on a person’s mental health, leaving them frustrated and stressed. Panic attacks, anxiety, and despair are common side effects. It has a particularly dreadful effect on the younger generation, i.e., the New Age India.

In New Age India, the hustle culture refers to the younger generation’s desire to achieve everything quickly, ascend the ladder of success, and feel pressurized when someone else succeeds. This stress overwhelms and has a significant impact on mental health, which is more crucial than ever to preserve. In today’s India, the hustle culture simply means, “Go Hard or Go Home.” You must choose between fighting and fleeing. Constant stress causes your body to react negatively, releasing stress hormones and affecting your overall health.

It makes you not just psychologically exhausted, but also toxic in certain ways. Your persistent ambition to be on top causes you to put your career first while neglecting your personal life. While hustling might be viewed positively as pushing yourself to accomplish better, it still requires diligent attention, which the current generation lacks.
Read about the effects of constant stress on your body, right here.

Are You Affected By Hustle Culture?

Consider these points:

You neglect your personal life in order to concentrate on your professional life.
You dedicate the majority of your time aiming to fixing your career.
Seeing other people’s accomplishments makes you feel pressured.
You accept every duty assigned to you, even though you already have too much on your plate.
You’ve been deprived of sleep for the most part.
You’re working more hours but aren’t receiving any rewards.
You are unable to distinguish between your professional and personal lives.
You are unable to take a day off.

If you answered yes to the majority of these questions, you’re stuck in the hustling culture.

Why It Is Important to Break Away From Hustle Culture?

Everything comes down to one thing. This Hustle Culture’s toxicity. It’s exhausting, and it’s a never-ending loop that traps you until you either quit or your mental health deteriorates altogether. It’s a societal expectation that you give your 200 percent in whatever you do. There is no stopping; you must always be on the move; you must work quicker, harder, and more aggressively- EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Your employer tucks you with impending chores every time you consider taking a vacation. You can’t take breaks, you can’t sleep without thinking about your presentation the next day; you’re living a life you never imagined. This is New Age India’s Hustle Culture, in which the younger generation is unsatisfied with a single job. It requires more, and in order to do so, it must work harder.

We’re not proposing you shouldn’t work or celebrate your accomplishment. You ought to. It’s something you desire and need, but not at the expense of your mental health. The hustle culture is harmful because it fosters the erroneous belief that you are only appreciated as a human being if you work continuously, are productive, and can work even harder in the most difficult of circumstances. For all we know, this is the definition of toxicity.

And did we mention that hustle culture even leads to procrastination, mistakes, and losing interest in your work altogether?

What Can You Do to Break Away From This Culture?

India in the twenty-first century is productive, creative, and intelligent. And for that, this hustle culture is unproductive and unhealthy. Now that we’ve established what hustle culture is and how it affects the younger generation, let’s discuss what you should do if you find yourself trapped in its toxicity-

Begin with awakening- You must analyze yourself and assess if you are caught up in the never-ending cycle of hustling culture. Once you’re conscious of it, you’ll be able to progress and change for the best.
Figure out what’s most important to you- Take some time to jot out your long-term goals and consider whether you’re accomplishing them. Is it true that you’re succeeding?
Make a list of objectives for your ideal day- Make a schedule for your ideal day that coincides with your work schedule. Do what’s best for your career and your health.
Take a break- It’s crucial to take some time away from your work to explore and learn what interests you more. That’s how you’ll be able to maintain a healthy balance in your life while achieving your objectives.
Work hard, but relax even harder- Yes, you must work hard to reach your goals. You must be enthusiastic about your job. However, to cure your mental health, you must indulge in self-care on a regular basis. Take a mental health check day to earn some “me time.”

Overall, make smaller goals to avoid procrastinating or making errors during work. Keep track of how much energy you have. Try journaling, going for a walk with your pet, or trying your hand at pottery. Simply said, your mental health should take precedence over your professional life. Don’t worry about the ongoing project if you have your week off on Sunday. You are not compensated to be stressed out or worried about work when on vacation.

Also check out our blog on how to manage stress : Stress Management And What To Do!

Highlights

What is Ayurvedic Medicine? The Science Behind Ayurveda and its different branches.

Why we shouldn’t consume Ayurvedic medicines without knowing what effect it has on their body?

There are several preparations and modes of administration for medicine. Each type of medicine you take has different pharmacological action.

What are the factors that the Ayurvedic professionals take into consideration before administering treatment?

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What Is Ayurvedic Medicine?

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medical system, based on ancient writings that rely on a “natural” and holistic approach to physical and mental health. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the world’s oldest medical systems and one of India’s traditional health care systems. Ayurvedic treatment includes products that are mainly derived from plants, but may also include animal, metal, and mineral, along with diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.

The Science Behind Ayurveda

The Sanskrit term Ayurveda translates to “knowledge of life”. Our five senses serve as the portals between the internal and external realms, as the five great elements of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. Ayurveda groups these five elements into three basic types of energy and functional principles that are present in everybody and everything. These principles are described in Sanskrit as Vata, Pitta, and Kapha to describe their combinations.

Using these basic principles, Ayurveda customizes preventative wellness for each individual. In addition, ancient Ayurvedic doctors produced detailed descriptions of acute and chronic conditions (complete with causes, signs, and symptoms), and developed extensive holistic treatment protocols.

Ayurveda’s eight branches include:

● Kaayachikitsa – Internal Medicine
● Baalachikitsa – Pediatrics
● Bhuta Vidya – Psychiatry
● Shalakya Tantra – Ear, Nose and Throat Treatment
● Shalya Tantra – Surgery (not practiced in the United States today)
● Vishagara Vairodh Tantra – Toxicology
● Jarachikitsa/Rasayana – Geriatrics and Rejuvenation
● Vajikarana — Aphrodisiac Therapy, Fertility, and Conception

Panchakarma is Ayurveda’s most comprehensive cleansing protocol which uses five primary therapies to release and eliminate accumulated toxins from deep within the tissues and return the doshas to their proper seats in the body.

But just like every school of medicine, every medicine comes with side effects. Just because Ayurveda uses natural medicines, it is important to understand the actions of each and these cannot be consumed without the guidance and prescription of an Ayurvedic doctor. One shouldn’t consume Ayurvedic medicines without knowing what effect it has on their body.

Dr. Varalakshmi is an Ayurveda doctor who shares the wisdom of Ayurveda for modern women which she calls, ‘The Dr. Varalakshmi Approach’.

“When it comes to healing your disease, it’s not just the medicine but the form of medicine you take also matters”, says Dr. Varalakshmi Yanamandra, an Ayurvedic doctor. “There are several preparations and modes of administration for medicine. Each type of medicine you take has different pharmacological action”.

Ayurvedic Doctor/Practitioner recommends taking churnas (powder), kashaya (bitter liquids), vati (tablets), avalehas (jams), gritam (ghee), asavas (fermented liquids).

But there are certain factors that the Ayurvedic professionals take into consideration. This includes:

1. Taste of the person – if you don’t like one mode of administration. It may not work for you because of the psychological effect.
2. Type of Disease – Diseases like diabetes asavas aren’t recommended. They are sweet and can affect your sugar levels.
3. Stage of the disease – Acute stages ghee form of medicines is not good as mandagni is prevalent and that’s why powders, kashayas are suitable.
4. Mode of action – Asavas are fast-acting and are given in complicated diseases or where there is a need for quick effect.

Right medicine for the disease is always important:

Churnas for digestive problems, cough and cold and kapha diseases.
Kashayas for lekhana and ropana (drying and healing).
Asavas for deep-seated illnesses.
Jams for rasyana or nourishing the tissues.
Ghee for chronic diseases and vata-pitta diseases.