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On the other hand, there truly are people who can sustainably work 60+ hours weeks for decades. Some of the Internet celebrity developers, like John Carmack or
by burntoutfire 5y ago
On the other hand, there truly are people who can sustainably work 60+ hours weeks for decades. Some of the Internet celebrity developers, like John Carmack or Jon Blow, are like that. However, they mostly work on their own thing, which must help a lot with sustaining motivation.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoThere is always more to these stories than first meets the eye. Especially so when it is self reported. I remember people lionising Thatcher because she only slept four hours a night. It turned out that she took many naps during the day.
- krinchan 5y agoIt really does! Startup compensation is heavily built around employees having a stake in the company for this reason. A sense of ownership really does increase your capacity. Unfortunately, with corporations being so blatantly "mask off" recently, you've really seen that sense tank outside of small startups. It's just much more in the employees faces now. It could explain the trend, but I still stand by my stance that a vast portion of American-style Work Ethic is really just propaganda to keep workers undervaluing their labor and mental health.