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Looks like he‘d agree with Jack Ma about „sacrifices“ in early years... Let’s see how much flak he‘ll get for that.
by lazyjones 7y ago
Looks like he‘d agree with Jack Ma about „sacrifices“ in early years... Let’s see how much flak he‘ll get for that.
- adventured 7y agoGates was clear in the interview, that it only applied to him. He said "for my makeup" it was applicable. He also explained that he believed: "it was possible to over mythologize the idea of working extremely hard." He also said point-blank that he doesn't recommend it. That's the only correct position to take. Quite simply to each their own. Who is anyone else to tell me how to spend my hours? Gates is careful to make a distinction between projecting how others should be, and stating how he chose to be.
- lovehashbrowns 7y agoSome people work better in short bursts. Some people work better in sprints with longer breaks in between. That's why I don't feel bad when I work hard for a few weeks and slack off for a bit afterwards. I'll never personally understand the idea of a strict 9-5. It seems to go completely against everything I've learned about people in my life.
- tcard 7y ago> It seems to go completely against everything I've learned about people in my life. Have you ever met people with children? Generally, strict hours enable simple, well-defined coordination with others. You often _need_ that kind of agreement when others are taking care of your children in your behalf, e. g. schoolteachers, partners, grandparents.
- paxys 7y agoI'm pretty sure that everyone on the planet will agree with him that if you are a founder you can't expect 40 hour work weeks if you want the company to get somewhere.