Show notes
With the rise of hustle culture, the grind, and capitalist productivity, we often associate discipline with toxicity. But is there still value in disciplining oneself? In episode 169 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a disciplined approach to this question and more!
Highlighted moments
Self-discipline, on her view, is not at odds with self-care, but is actually a crucial expression of it.
“the left's leaning into bed rotting, let's say, is a kind of giving up to passivity. Whereas the second rejection, the right's abandonment of principles and leaning into chaos, is a kind of recklessness.”
“the transition from sovereign power to disciplinary power was not so that we could punish less. It was so that we could punish more, more people for longer periods of time reaching into every aspect of their existence.”
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