Grind Culture

One of the cultural pressures that’s trickling down quickly from our adult world into the world of children and teens is what’s become known as hustle culture. Hustle culture is a fast-spreading mindset and lifestyle that glorifies non-stop work and constant productivity in an effort to achieve professional success. One’s self-worth easily gets tied to this, leading to a relentless pursuit of what for a long-time has been called the American Dream. The version of hustle culture evidencing itself in the world of our kids is known as “grind culture.” With it’s spread fueled by peer pressure and social media, grind culture has our kids pursuing academic perfection, the need to have one’s entire life mapped-out, choosing activities that make one’s college applications look good, and posting one’s achievements online. We need to hustle our kids out of grind culture, as it fuels the sin of pride, sacrifices God’s plan for sabbath rest, and hijacks their hearts away from finding their identity in Christ.

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Grind Culture is an episode from Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller by CPYU.

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This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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