It could be that successful startups succeed in spite of overtime not because of it. Also a lot of successful startups are done by (young) people who haven't ha

It could be that successful startups succeed in spite of overtime not because of it. Also a lot of successful startups are done by (young) people who haven't had their asses handed to them because of their insane work ethics. There indeed are stretches when one gets carried by passion and can work (almost) 24/7. One should use that wave. But when you find yourself disliking what you're doing you better stop and not write posts as in the OP. OP is just making up excuses for feeling of guilt one feels divided between family and promise they made to themselves/somebody else. To me it seems like excuses fat people have about losing weight - or drunks about stopping drinking (when catch yourself saying - shit x is wrong and I dislike shit y in my life, but I'm still doing great - some red lights should start spinning). To OP if you're reading this - look into mirror take a deep breath and admit that you're a workaholic. There are some "mommy" and "daddy" issues in your soul you need to resolve. You're using your work to punish yourself for something you're not even guilty of.