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The reason that doesn’t work is because you can’t sustain it. If you save your startup from the brink of death in under a year, sustainability isn’t needed. Ple
by nxc18 5y ago
The reason that doesn’t work is because you can’t sustain it. If you save your startup from the brink of death in under a year, sustainability isn’t needed. Plenty of people do university in similar circumstances. People in China do 996 and it works for them.
18 hour day still leaves 6 hours for sleep, assuming you structure the rest of your life efficiently.
- ashtonkem 5y agoOnly do this if you’re being compensated for it properly. Otherwise you’re just wrecking your body for someone else’s profit.
- KMnO4 5y ago> People in China do 996 and it works for them. I’m not sure I’d phrase that so lightly. The 996 work model has been compared to “modern slavery” [0]. I’m not sure it’s comparable to the article either, since 996 isn’t a choice that offers future rewards. Working 18 hours for a short term can be worth it if you’re a (co)founder saving your business. Theoretically he could retire early after making a few million off Notion’s success, and get back those hours lost to work. [0]: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acfi.12682 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acfi.12682