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There's a weird dichotomy here between startups and established companies. The hivemind says that the more hours you spend on your startup, the better. If you
by karzeem 16y ago
There's a weird dichotomy here between startups and established companies. The hivemind says that the more hours you spend on your startup, the better. If you have 16 waking hours a day, nobody would tell you to spend just 8 of them on your startup. Yet if you work at an established company and your day is longer than, say, 10 hours, you're doing it wrong.
Brutal hours produce burnout, and I suppose the idea when doing a startup is to work hours that you know will eventually burn you out badly, but just hope that your company makes the big time before then. But in a bunch of ways, especially if you're going for a lifestyle business, that doesn't seem advisable.
- nck4222 16y agoIf you're working on your startup presumably you're passionate about it. You'll be less prone to burnout if you're passionate about what you're doing. 10 hours working in a corporation are brutal. You might not even be satiated working 10 hours on something your passionate about.
- Dove 16y agoOut for a pleasant walk, I stroll. On an afternoon's hike, I stride and sweat. Between classes on opposite ends of campus, I run. To catch a departing bus, I sprint. Not everything has to be sustainable. Know the differences, know your limits, be judicious about what you sacrifice for, have good reason for what you do. It's not that sprinting is always bad, it's that trying to sprint 3 miles is bad.