Toxic Productivity

2020-09-22

What is so "toxic" about being productive, anyway? In this episode, Judith and Erin discuss this buzz-worthy term and how social norms suggest that working parents need to be ultra-productive all the time. The hosts question whether working in academia may exacerbate these pressures before providing some tips to help listeners navigate the pressure to be productive through mindful living. This episode refers to the work of Dr. Julie Smith, which can be viewed here: ...

What is so "toxic" about being productive, anyway? In this episode, Judith and Erin discuss this buzz-worthy term and how social norms suggest that working parents need to be ultra-productive all the time. The hosts question whether working in academia may exacerbate these pressures before providing some tips to help listeners navigate the pressure to be productive through mindful living.

This episode refers to the work of Dr. Julie Smith, which can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/bbc/status/1262382683214286849?lang=en

The episode also refers to Nancy Driver's article regarding toxic productivity posted here: https://medium.com/swlh/lets-talk-about-toxic-productivity-c76b12ec5dee

and the Living Marvelously Blog: https://livingmarvelously.com/blog/

The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat

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