My New Hustle Manifesto

Shakeel Mohamed
4 min readSep 8, 2021
Photo of Shakeel Mohamed covering his mouth in surprise. Text reads: “My New Hustle Manifesto”

There’s no avoiding it, the pandemic has changed everything. Spending more time at home has forced me to pause, reflect, and turn inwards. Instead of spending 2–3 hours per day commuting and a few trips each year (physically hustling), I struggled to turn off the mental hustle for a long time. During this recent bout with burnout (which took a good 3 months to recover from) I knew something was seriously wrong and had to change for good.

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Shakeel Mohamed

Graphic Design MFA Candidate @ ArtCenter College of Design | Developer Turned Designer