Unlearning Hustle Culture: What Moving to France Taught Me About Success
If you’re anything like me, you grew up believing that success = doing more. More hours. More tasks. More achievements. And maybe, somewhere along the way, you noticed: More didn’t always feel like… better. In France, Success Looks Different Here, success isn’t about how much you can cram into a day. It’s about how much life you can fit into it. A slow coffee at a corner café. A long walk to the market. A real lunch break—not a sandwich woofed down, hunched over your laptop. The measure of success isn’t how exhausted you are at the end of the day. It’s how alive you feel moving through it. Unlearning Hustle Culture Isn’t Easy It feels weird at first to not glorify busy-ness. You catch yourself feeling guilty for finishing work at 5. You hesitate before taking a full hour (or two) for lunch. You wonder if resting means you’re falling behind. But little by little, you start to realize: Hustle isn’t the only way to move forward. Sometimes, it’s what’s keeping you stuck. Rest Isn’t a Reward—It’s a Requirement In France, it’s normal to protect your downtime. Shops close for lunch. People linger at cafés without feeling like they should be somewhere else. You’re allowed to exist without constantly performing your productivity. It’s not radical here. It’s just life. You’re Allowed to Redefine What Success Looks Like Maybe success isn’t the big title. Maybe it’s the life that feels softer, slower, and more intentional. Maybe it's waking up somewhere that matches your pace instead of constantly fighting it. At La France Plan, we’re not just helping you move countries. We’re helping you move toward a life where rest, connection, and joy are part of the plan—not afterthoughts. Because you don’t need to hustle harder. You just need a better fit.