Why we must resist the cult of ‘performative workaholism’

Elon Musk and his ilk ‘thank god it’s Monday’, don’t stop when they’re tired, and regularly pull 80-hour weeks. It is now normal to be obsessed with work – but why? And how can we stop?#ThankGodIt’sMonday! This is the rallying cry of a new movement of work obsessives, according to a widely shared opinion piece on “performative workaholism” in the New York Times. These ergomaniacs encourage each other to “hustle harder”. They drink