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In my experience, great work is rarely the result of "marathon slogs". In fact I would call the result of such slogs the opposite of great. The article is abou
by disease 10y ago
In my experience, great work is rarely the result of "marathon slogs". In fact I would call the result of such slogs the opposite of great.
The article is about genius, but the strengths you attach to the young here apply more to what I would consider being a good worker drone.
When considering the cases of both Goodenough and Zuckerberg, my takeaway is that when it comes to genius, age is a non-factor.
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoPulling all-nighters, working multiple 7 day work weeks, 18 hour days; those are all signs of weakness. But for some reason, some people think it's great and it shows teamwork and loyalty and blah... It's just a poorly managed/developed project. Plain and simple.
- reefoctopus 10y agoLong days of work are often far more productive for me. It usually takes me a couple of hours to get the entirety of the problem/solution in my head. I might accomplish five or ten times what I would if that 18 hours was split across three days.
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoThat's a different situation than what I am referring to. You're talking more about being in flow. I'm talking about poorly run projects where it becomes a requirement to work long hours and weekends. It simply isn't a sustainable way to work.