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There is a romanticized narrative of the founder that sleeps under their desk sacrificing every moment to make their dream come true; where their success comes
by RobLach 9y ago
There is a romanticized narrative of the founder that sleeps under their desk sacrificing every moment to make their dream come true; where their success comes from the extent of stress and hardship they were willing to absorb while their competitors didn't go to such lengths and are now left in the dust.
The rational mind knows that getting proper rest lets you work closer to your optimal and 5 hours of work at 100% is better than 20 hours at 20%. That's not as good of a story though and the optics themselves have marketing value so it may balance out in the end.
- joosters 9y agohttps://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/11/watch-a-vc-use-my-name-to-sell-a-con/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/11/watch-a-vc-use-my-name-to-s...
- runarb 9y agoThat link redirects to an image of a testicle if the http referer is news.ycombinator.com...
- sofaofthedamned 9y agoSame for me...
- mkempe 9y agoWorks fine for me, no redirection.
- joosters 9y agoI thought he just did that for image direct links, sorry :(
- thaumaturgy 9y agoPlease don't link to jwz.org. He's kind of a jerk and has redirected all traffic from HN to NSFW graphics for years. HN mods: really oughtta just auto-blackhole any links to this domain, same as you would for any other pornographic site.
- ryanlol 9y agoI don’t think links to obviously pornographic content get auto-blackholed. See for example: https://www.pornhub.com/ https://www.pornhub.com/
- thaumaturgy 9y agoOkay, you're right. I thought they were. But, someone clicking on a link to pornhub pretty well knows what to expect; someone clicking on a link to jwz.org probably isn't expecting someone's nuts on their screen. I'd figure there are at least a few folks here browsing from work environments that would frown on that, and at least a few other folks who find it petty and obnoxious, like me.
- pm90 9y agoIf you've ever worked on a project that you were truly committed to get in on time, you may have felt the high that comes from complete dedication to a task. I feel like founders may be experiencing that, but on steroids and all the time. When you're in the midst of it, all other priorities slip away. Its awesome but not sustainable, nor very healthy for relationships unless you're careful and/or have understanding friends and family. I guess what I'm saying is that it isn't a conscious sacrifice as much as a feeling that one can't really get any rest until some kind of progress has been made.