They are making progress on the product they create together but spinning in the hamster wheel nonetheless.

在他们共同创建的产品上取得进展的同时，却也陷入了不停的旋转仓鼠轮中。

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That ultimately leads us into a pursuit like the hamster running in place on his hamster wheel. Good exercise, but going nowhere meaningful.

最终让我们的追求沦为仓鼠轮上的奔跑，虽然一刻未停，却从未前进半步。

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Instead, "we still have a factory-based model and mindset for the way we work - the more hours we put in the better, which creates a hamster wheel frenzy, " says Ian Price, author of Activity Illusion.

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