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Working 10 hours per day? Looks extreme to me, as a European.

nfriedly 7y ago
I'm an American, and 10 hours a day seems extreme. I've worked remote for about 10 years now, and I aim for about 8 hours a day. Sure, I might hit 10 or 11 hours in a day occasionally, but that doesn't happen very often.
xenocyon 7y ago
It's worth remembering that the 10 hours include "commute" and lunch, so it's about the same as as a nominally 8 hour workday.
novok 7y ago
He is the founder of a company, and is probably doing a lot of meeting & email work which doesn't necessarily have to be mentally draining compared to fixing bugs. There might be some long lunch breaks in between there too. (For me, meetings are draining in other ways most of the time)
- vmurthy 7y ago
  Having fixed bugs /coding for nearly a decade and now having more meetings & emails,I would argue that if anything meetings & emails drain _more_ energy because of the context switches. You are more likely to do deep work fixing bugs than in meetings in my experience :-(
  - theshrike79 7y ago
    You might just be an introvert of some sort, sounds eerily familiar from the description Extroverts gain more energy from being around other people and in social situations. Introverts (like me) can handle social situations perfectly well, but need some time to recharge afterwards. Preferably completely alone without human contact. If I spend a day coding and just talk to my coworkers occasionally, during lunch and coffee breaks etc. - I'm just fine when I get back home. If it's a day full of meetings with customers, I'm completely drained and pretty much useless to my family for the rest of the night (at least socially)
    - vmurthy 7y ago
      Heh! I am INTJ if that helps :-) . Agree on the rest of your comments.
ryanSrich 7y ago
For a founder or any other exec, 10 hours is pretty tame. It also depends on your definition of work. I’m always “on” so to speak. Meaning I might be cooking dinner, but I can easily answer an email on my phone while cooking. I don’t necessarily consider that work, but I know a lot of people do.
- seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  Not going to happen with a kid, unless you have a full time+ nanny and are willing for them to maybe hate you later.
  - ryanSrich 7y ago
    Seems like a valid point. I wouldn’t know as I don’t have kids, but being a high output exec + having a kid seems like a recipe for a mental breakdown, but I’m sure a lot of people do it.
    - seanmcdirmid 7y ago
      I just miss when I could think about work at home while cooking and doing anything else. Now it’s make sure toddler doesn’t climb up and hurt themselves.

I'm an American, and 10 hours a day seems extreme. I've worked remote for about 10 years now, and I aim for about 8 hours a day. Sure, I might hit 10 or 11 hours in a day occasionally, but that doesn't happen very often.

xenocyon 7y ago

It's worth remembering that the 10 hours include "commute" and lunch, so it's about the same as as a nominally 8 hour workday.

novok 7y ago

He is the founder of a company, and is probably doing a lot of meeting & email work which doesn't necessarily have to be mentally draining compared to fixing bugs. There might be some long lunch breaks in between there too. (For me, meetings are draining in other ways most of the time)

vmurthy 7y ago
Having fixed bugs /coding for nearly a decade and now having more meetings & emails,I would argue that if anything meetings & emails drain _more_ energy because of the context switches. You are more likely to do deep work fixing bugs than in meetings in my experience :-(
- theshrike79 7y ago
  You might just be an introvert of some sort, sounds eerily familiar from the description Extroverts gain more energy from being around other people and in social situations. Introverts (like me) can handle social situations perfectly well, but need some time to recharge afterwards. Preferably completely alone without human contact. If I spend a day coding and just talk to my coworkers occasionally, during lunch and coffee breaks etc. - I'm just fine when I get back home. If it's a day full of meetings with customers, I'm completely drained and pretty much useless to my family for the rest of the night (at least socially)
  - vmurthy 7y ago
    Heh! I am INTJ if that helps :-) . Agree on the rest of your comments.

ryanSrich 7y ago

For a founder or any other exec, 10 hours is pretty tame. It also depends on your definition of work. I’m always “on” so to speak. Meaning I might be cooking dinner, but I can easily answer an email on my phone while cooking. I don’t necessarily consider that work, but I know a lot of people do.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago
Not going to happen with a kid, unless you have a full time+ nanny and are willing for them to maybe hate you later.
- ryanSrich 7y ago
  Seems like a valid point. I wouldn’t know as I don’t have kids, but being a high output exec + having a kid seems like a recipe for a mental breakdown, but I’m sure a lot of people do it.
  - seanmcdirmid 7y ago
    I just miss when I could think about work at home while cooking and doing anything else. Now it’s make sure toddler doesn’t climb up and hurt themselves.