‘Hustle culture comes at a cost’: 25-year-old techie hospitalised after intense work routine

A 25-year-old techie blames his poor lifestyle which impacted his health such that he landed in a hospital. Kritarth Mittal, the founder of the Soshals app, cautions the social media of the "hustle culture" which can affect health negatively.

Mittal took toX platform and opened up about his health which is a result of poor sleep and diet. The Mumbai-based techie said he was hospitalised after pulling all-nighters, sleeping less than five hours a day, and following an unhealthy diet.

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Mittal's post comes amid the time many techies, talked about burn-outs and poor lifestyles as they are not able to take care of themselves due to intense work routine and pressure.

The young entrepreneur described how he woke up one day with "a real bad headache and experienced recurrent vomiting." He had not experienced such serious symptoms before, he added.

“Hustle culture comes with a cost — some you incur right away and some over decades,” he writes in his post on X. "Choice is yours, I'm just here to show you the ugly side of it so you don't get swayed easy. This is me after pulling all-nighters, sleeping for <5-6 hours, and no diet plan."

Mittal, who graduated from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, said his routine had been inconsistent since his college days but now needs to take care of himself better.

"Now my body has started to remind me that I am not 20 anymore," he said, as he shared a photo of him lying in the hospital bed.

“I'll be setting up a routine and do my best to follow it. I am old now and I have to accept it. Gone are the college days when pulling all-nighters was cool,” he added.

(With inputs from agencies)