Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Back to back meetings, clearing through email and Slack messages, admin – it all feels like work, but isn't really work. It's just busywork and it's the junk food of work. Very few of us have a role or career plan that is "doing lots of email and meetings." Those things should be a means to an end, not an end in and of themselves. Doing too much of it leaves you feeling empty, just like junk food. And it's equally as bad for your health. A sense of purposelessness, running on the hamster wheel and overwhelm lead to burnout.
Back to back meetings, clearing through email and Slack messages, admin – it all feels like work, but isn't really work. It's just busywork and it's the junk food of work. Very few of us have a role or career plan that is "doing lots of email and meetings." Those things should be a means to an end, not an end in and of themselves. Doing too much of it leaves you feeling empty, just like junk food. And it's equally as bad for your health. A sense of purposelessness, running on the hamster wheel and overwhelm lead to burnout.
