Both the article and you are talking in terms of extremes. Some people work 14+ hour days regularly because they are excited about the work. There is nothing w

Both the article and you are talking in terms of extremes. Some people work 14+ hour days regularly because they are excited about the work. There is nothing wrong with this. Working 14+ hour days because you feel like you must do so to "keep up" is bad. In general working well past the point where you are productive is bad. Some people want to slack off and punch the clock, and do not give a crap about their work. This is bad. Some recognize when they've done all of the productive work they can today, and seek to use the remaining time to balance out their life. There is nothing wrong with that, either. Basically it comes down to reasons and effective self-evaluation. If you're working 14+ hours while being useful and engaged, great for you. If you're doing it as some badge of honor and hacking together crap because you're tired, you really aren't helping. Know yourself, and your limits. Use them as tools to do the best you can. The only people you should fire here are the ones who refuse to do this.