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Can concur. I went to a top 10 school. The class schedule and the course load was so heavy that I had to "learn" how to squeeze time for deliverables. If that m

Can concur. I went to a top 10 school. The class schedule and the course load was so heavy that I had to "learn" how to squeeze time for deliverables. If that meant cooking scrambled eggs for dinner to save time and coding up from 10 pm to 4 am, so be it. While I made some great relationships with people on the same boat, I never realized how socially inadequate I turned out to be in the real world. My entire life was designed to be optimized for work, and not to live. I took this mentality to work and guess what, no one cared. It wasn't appreciated, it didn't get me promotions. Working hard like that only led to deteriorating health. I'm glad I built that work ethic and that I know how to get shit done by squeezing my time. But I ain't squeezing any time to make some manager look good any more.

matwood 4y ago
I'm similar to you, but not as extreme. There is also value to recognizing who you are (someone who is ok with work), and then optimizing your jobs around that fact. This means starting or finding companies (usually small) that could appreciate the work. Some will say just learn to enjoy other things - that's also great if you can. But, if you have a hard time turning off, just try and make sure you are rewarded for the effort.
ketzo 4y ago
Yeah, I think if there's a positive lesson to take away, it's that busyness is very much a tool. Sure, sometimes you really gotta be in the mindset of "I'm gonna dedicate every hour I have to getting shit done, and everything else will fit around that." But it's not sustainable for most people, and it fucking sucks. So don't do it for no reason.