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Kind of shocking lack of empathy in that last sentence. Don't get me wrong, I hate the "you shouldn't say anything offensive" brigade, but equally, no reason t

by rjtobin 10y ago

Kind of shocking lack of empathy in that last sentence. Don't get me wrong, I hate the "you shouldn't say anything offensive" brigade, but equally, no reason to be so caustic. Overwork is a big part of tech culture sadly, posts like these are helpful, even if they are only reminders of things we already know.

justinlardinois 10y ago
Right? I don't understand how someone can read an article like this and have that reaction. An anecdote drives the point home a lot more than common sense. Also, what's this about driving blog traffic? He didn't work himself into the ground with the intention of writing a blog post about it.
legacynl 10y ago
"I would easily clock 70 hours of work a week — more if we were on a deadline. I was often the first in the office and the last to leave." - quoted from article. This doesn't sound healthy to me. I wonder if anyone can really argue with that. That's 10 hours per day at least! Adding 8 hours of sleep, only gives him 6 hours to do EVERYTHING else in his life. That's friends, family, leisure, excersise, but also groceries, commuting, cooking, cleaning, walking his dog. It might be a big part of tech culture, but just because a lot of people do it, doesn't mean this guy should. I would hestitate to call this guy stupid, but let's call it naive then.
- aws_ls 10y ago
  >Adding 8 hours of sleep, only gives him 6 hours to do EVERYTHING else in his life. That's friends, family, leisure, excersise, but also groceries, commuting, cooking, cleaning, walking his dog. He never slept for 8 hours. He mentions in his blog, that he was taking catnaps in place of real sleep. Surely, the restorative effects of sleep would have reduced the probability, if he'd managed to get enough of it. So perhaps it was more like 8-10 hours for remaining things (if you add entertainment to the list, it does take time). And just 4-6 for catnapish sleep.
- gozur88 10y ago
  I did it for awhile when I was in my 20s. On top of an hour commute, too. And no, it's not healthy. Not at all. What really got me, though wasn't the lack of sleep. I was okay with six or so hours a night. The problem was not having the time to shop and prepare food, and not having the time to exercise. I gained something like forty pounds over three years, and by the end I felt like crap all the time. It took a long time to get that weight back off and get everything balanced again.

by rjtobin 10y ago

justinlardinois 10y ago

Right? I don't understand how someone can read an article like this and have that reaction. An anecdote drives the point home a lot more than common sense. Also, what's this about driving blog traffic? He didn't work himself into the ground with the intention of writing a blog post about it.

legacynl 10y ago

"I would easily clock 70 hours of work a week — more if we were on a deadline. I was often the first in the office and the last to leave." - quoted from article. This doesn't sound healthy to me. I wonder if anyone can really argue with that. That's 10 hours per day at least! Adding 8 hours of sleep, only gives him 6 hours to do EVERYTHING else in his life. That's friends, family, leisure, excersise, but also groceries, commuting, cooking, cleaning, walking his dog. It might be a big part of tech culture, but just because a lot of people do it, doesn't mean this guy should. I would hestitate to call this guy stupid, but let's call it naive then.

aws_ls 10y ago
>Adding 8 hours of sleep, only gives him 6 hours to do EVERYTHING else in his life. That's friends, family, leisure, excersise, but also groceries, commuting, cooking, cleaning, walking his dog. He never slept for 8 hours. He mentions in his blog, that he was taking catnaps in place of real sleep. Surely, the restorative effects of sleep would have reduced the probability, if he'd managed to get enough of it. So perhaps it was more like 8-10 hours for remaining things (if you add entertainment to the list, it does take time). And just 4-6 for catnapish sleep.
gozur88 10y ago
I did it for awhile when I was in my 20s. On top of an hour commute, too. And no, it's not healthy. Not at all. What really got me, though wasn't the lack of sleep. I was okay with six or so hours a night. The problem was not having the time to shop and prepare food, and not having the time to exercise. I gained something like forty pounds over three years, and by the end I felt like crap all the time. It took a long time to get that weight back off and get everything balanced again.