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The Busy Ideal

How Productivity Became a Measure of Worth

JAMES THOMAS OWENS 47 pages Book 11 of 16

A cultural analysis of how productivity, busyness, efficiency, and constant output became tangled with personal value and social approval.

Who this book is for

Readers questioning hustle culture, overwork, and the belief that worth must be proven through constant productivity.

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