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Question - have you split-tested your productivity over a few months working 80hr/wk vs working 40hr/wk? I, too, can easily work 80+ hours a week on an interes
by thenomad 10y ago
Question - have you split-tested your productivity over a few months working 80hr/wk vs working 40hr/wk?
I, too, can easily work 80+ hours a week on an interesting project. But I generally discipline myself not to do it because my productivity, measured in actual results ($ or other project success metric) tends to be lower if I work super-long hours.
- divbit 10y agoI haven't split-tested, but a decent proportion of my work is theory work, so it's sometimes hard to measure objectively (compare to measuring e.g. lines of code / money)- also my super productive times tend to happen in a burst of energy so I'll spend a couple of weeks doing groundwork at a more leisurely pace, and then when once a bunch of little trouble-spots are done, I go all in and work really hard for a week or so while the critical ideas are all in my head so I don't lose focus
- thenomad 10y agoYeah, that's a hard one to solve. If you've got a pattern that works for you, then it works for you!