(1) I don't believe in burnout either but a 130 hour work week is 18 hours of work a day. That leaves only 6 hours for food, drink, cleaning, sleeping and socia

(1) I don't believe in burnout either but a 130 hour work week is 18 hours of work a day. That leaves only 6 hours for food, drink, cleaning, sleeping and socialising. It is possible if you enjoy your work, don't require much sleep, are able to mix socialising with work, and pay for somebody else to do your cleaning. For the vast majority of individuals it is unrealistic, depression inducing and unlikely to make their bosses or themselves richer. (2) If you're trying to become more productive this is an extremely stupid idea. Using more of your time is at most a linear improvement in work output; if you wish to do more work you should spend time reading about and practicing methods of doing more in an hour. Technology and knowledge have the capacity to be multipliers, so: learn how to scale repetitive tasks, learn quicker ways of programming, learn better ways of analysing problems, learn how to automate as much as you can. An extra couple of hours spent practicing these things will give far superior gains in work output. (3) We should optimize for happiness. Don't spend all of your time working unless you enjoy working. I quite happily work 60-80 hour work weeks and will push myself a little further if there is a deadline. This number includes lunch times, a very short commute and non-fiction books and articles to help keep my mind sharp. I have time to go out with friends to eat or have a drink and also can get my affairs in order. This, so far, has given me the greatest enjoyment out of life but I wouldn't push it on others: Find your own work-life balance.