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I can speak from direct experience that a lot of highly successful people in tech are miserable. This is not a path to try and copy.
by dataisfun 6y ago
I can speak from direct experience that a lot of highly successful people in tech are miserable. This is not a path to try and copy.
- bergstromm466 6y agoYeah I’ve seen it too. It’s damaging how our current culture often dangerously attributes ‘success’ to lone individuals [1]. [1] https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/08/04/166593/techs-enduring-great-man-myth/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/08/04/166593/techs-end...
- selfinvariant 6y agoBeing miserable or not does not have much to do with success. It does not mean that it's not a path to try.
- khazhoux 6y agoHe says he lives by his calendar, and the calendar runs 8am-5pm. I daresay that's no worse than the masses of unsuccessful peons in tech.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoI think a lot of people in tech don't mange to be a strict about just doing 8-5 on average.