Mini-masterclass with Molly Tregillis, Founder of Mollusc, Coach, Facilitator, Strategic Advisor, Experience Designer.
Molly Tregillis explores how ‘busy culture’ dominates our work lives and spills into our personal time, leading to burnout and reduced productivity. Molly shares a powerful self-reflection exercise about time allocation, revealing how most of us operate well beyond sustainable capacity while neglecting key areas of our lives.
💡 We’ve normalised an unsustainable way of working: The language we use at work (like ‘swamped’ or ‘slammed’) reflects and reinforces a culture where being overwhelmed is seen as a badge of honour, while having capacity is viewed as a weakness.
💡 Busy doesn’t equal productive: What looks like productivity – ticking off small tasks, constantly putting out fires, responding to the loudest demands – actually reduces our ability to think strategically and do meaningful work. Studies show this busy culture actually destroys productivity and human connection.
💡 We’re typically investing less than 5% in ourselves: When we map out our time and energy allocation across different life areas (work, family, friends, community, etc.), most find we’re dedicating minimal time to internal well-being (red flag!).
💡 Small changes beat dramatic overhauls: Rather than attempting a life restructure, the key to all change is making tiny 1-2% shifts in allocating our time and energy.
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"I felt very seen by Molly’s comment that we tick off the low hanging fruit to feel like we’re accomplishing something when it’s probably not serving our longer term goals 🫣"
"Wow - very confronting indeed. My gut felt like 70% work. That is not a level I want to be at. "
