I never got the memo that said I was supposed to work 100hr weeks while self-employed. I don't think I've ever worked more than 40 on any of my startups, and o

I never got the memo that said I was supposed to work 100hr weeks while self-employed. I don't think I've ever worked more than 40 on any of my startups, and often ramp down to something like zero hours per week for months at a time. Thus far I haven't seen any ill effects. It's all about building things that bring in income, and fortunately for us software types, value is often completely disconnected from the amount of work it takes to build something. So sure, you can spend 100 hour weeks for years on end building something huge and low margin, or you can spend 20 hour weeks for a few months building something small and high margin. Getting to make that choice is the nice thing about being self-employed.