Published Aug 06 2021

‘What Happens Next?’: Does Hustle Culture Drive Creativity?

Jakob
Hohwy
Professor, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Carly moulang
Associate Professor, Management Accounting and Accounting Info Systems
Joshua wiley
Senior Research Fellow, Psychology
Meshel laurie
Podcaster, author, comedian and broadcaster.
Susan carland
Academic, author and social commentator

Last week’s episode of What Happens Next? investigated the downsides of hustle culture – the pervasive idea that the only way to earn respect is by using every minute of the day to be productive. This attitude, embraced by LinkedIn influencers and productivity gurus, has far-reaching consequences, affecting us physiologically, psychologically, and even spiritually.

But hustle culture’s not all bad. Some of today’s greatest success stories arose from humanity’s inherent drive to achieve.

How can we ensure we’re dedicating our time and energy to the things that matter most? And what can we do to keep burnout at bay?

In today’s episode, host Dr Susan Carland again sits down with behavioural psychologist Joshua Wiley, Associate Professor Carly Moulang (management and accounting), philosopher Jakob Hohwy, and comedian and broadcaster Meshel Laurie to take a second look at the daily grind.

“If you're a young person and you're caught up in the gig economy, you’ve got to hustle, because that one job might not last, and the pay might change, or something better might come up.”

Philosopher Jakob Hohwy.

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About the Authors

  • Jakob hohwy

    Professor, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

    Jakob conducts interdisciplinary research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. He focuses mainly on theories about brain function, which say the brain is primarily a sophisticated hypothesis tester. He's interested in supervising projects in interdisciplinary philosophy and cognitive neuroscience. This includes the science of consciousness, psychopathology, perception science, computational neuroscience, philosophy of mind and cognition.

  • Carly moulang

    Associate Professor, Management Accounting and Accounting Info Systems

    Carly’s research agenda incorporates gender and psychological-based business research. Her multi-disciplinary research has included topics such as whistleblowing, creativity, performance management, environmental management accounting, wellbeing and psychological capital, psychological safety, gender, superannuation research and decision-making.

  • Joshua wiley

    Senior Research Fellow, Psychology

    Dr. Joshua Wiley is a behavioural medicine researcher currently appointed as a senior research fellow (Asst. Professor) at Monash University in the School of Psychological Sciences and Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health (2016-present). Dr. Wiley's research includes basic science and applied intervention work.

  • Meshel laurie

    Podcaster, author, comedian and broadcaster.

    Comedian and broadcaster

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

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