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Of course you CAN do it without logging lots of hours... And working smarter is better than working harder. There's truth to the statement: "If I do the right
by webwright 16y ago
Of course you CAN do it without logging lots of hours... And working smarter is better than working harder. There's truth to the statement: "If I do the right work efficiently, I can get done in 40 what most people get done in 90."
But surely hours worked correlates with output, doesn't it? There might be a point of diminishing returns and there might be burnout risk (though the latter can-- and often is-- solved with fresh bodies to throw onto the pyre).
- jacquesm 16y agoYou only have one body. When it is gone you don't get another one to throw on the pyre. Instead, we will throw the one you have now on the pyre, and we'll remember you as the guy that worked really hard.
- webwright 16y agoI'm talking about startups (groups of individuals), not individuals. I agree that it's objectively pretty daft for a person to bleed out of their eyes for 90 hours/week for a startup (other than short bursts that are sometimes necessary). But is it daft for a startup, in its first 3ish years, to encourage that behavior? And, does that that behavior meaningfully improve the startup's chances? Personal health aside, it seems pretty clear that excessive work hours correlates with startup success. I've never met a founder who has hit a financial homerun that did it working healthy hours. see points 2&3 here: http://www.paulgraham.com/really.html http://www.paulgraham.com/really.html
- bergie 16y agoFunnily enough, in the Finnish culture 'working really hard' was pretty much the only acceptable compliment for men. You were not supposed to be happy, cultured, successful, handsome, or anything like that. Just work really hard.
- metageek 16y ago"He doesn't produce much, and all of it's crap, but at least he's sweating."?