Lore Oxford is a cultural theorist and strategist. She's also the author of Substack column 'Why tho?', where she writes about internet culture and the adoption of Web3.

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3m lottery win (and her boyfriend had to pay for celebration dinner!)', Mail Online

'Q. So just how much unpaid overtime does the average UK worker do each week? A. 7hrs 18 mins', The Independent

'Workplace depression rise warning from Welsh mental health experts', Wales Online

'Why Millennials are ending the nine to five', Forbes

'If time is money, Millennials are broke – and they couldn't be happier', Forbes

'Idleness aversion and the need for justifiable busyness', PubMed

'The 'busy' trap', The New York Times

'The dangers of energy drinks: an emerging public health issue', The Parenthood

'Young adults swapping soda for the super buzz of coffee', NPR

'With caffeinated snacks, who needs coffee?', Businessweek

'Sobering', The Economist

'Atheism to replace religion by 2041: a clarification', The Huffington Post

'Listen to Britney Spears – work is the new religion', The Guardian

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'Shabneet Badesha', Twitter

'Celia Cobbett', Twitter

'Why challengers appeal to human nature: part 2', eatbigfish

'Our story', Origami Owl

'The top ten happiness quick-fixes', Psychology Today

'The rise of EDM', Music Business Journal

As having a strong work ethic is increasingly valued and respected, being hard-working no longer means you’re a geek. On the contrary, it's becoming a preferable lifestyle choice.

Is work the new religion?