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Perceiving ourselves as accomplishing more than in reality may not have a good impact on productivity in my opinion. 12+ hour grinds exist primarily because of
by pestaa 15y ago
Perceiving ourselves as accomplishing more than in reality may not have a good impact on productivity in my opinion.
12+ hour grinds exist primarily because of distorted perception, and I'd argue both direction of this distortion contribute to momentarily increased job satisfaction, but similarly both are dangerous in the long term (though with different consequences.)
There's no need to sacrifice either health or business, but let's just not keep a distance from a harmful trend only to fall into another.
- chalst 15y agoThis self-perception disorder might, on the other hand, have positive effects on one's commitment to success. The person with the balanced life might be more creative and reliable, but be less willing to make sacrifices.
- Silhouette 15y agoIf they are able to be more creative and reliable without making those sacrifices, does a lack of willingness to make them matter?
- chalst 15y agoFor an executive of a company, creativity and reliability will matter more than the willingness to make heroic sacrifices. For an entrepreneur, I am not so sure.
- Silhouette 15y agoI guess I count as a multiple entrepreneur at this point, and I'm absolutely sure: starting your own business does not make you superhuman any more than anyone else, and trying to put in a silly number of hours over an extended period will still make your work rubbish just like everyone else. I would not be surprised if the entrepreneurial mindset exaggerated the effect mentioned in the article where people who put in crazy hours feel very productive as a result, though. Perhaps that's one of the differences from just being a geek working for someone else: if it's your business, you are not only the geek who thinks he's being super-productive by working too hard, you're also the manager who has to tell the geek to stop being foolish.
- pestaa 15y agoGood call, although I still feel a serious disorder might make one feel successful even in the face of failure. Too much of anything can hurt.