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I'm not sure if this was directed at my post or other comments in this thread. I'm not advocating a "common" or 9-to-5 life or work style, I'm advocating getti
by dmor 14y ago
I'm not sure if this was directed at my post or other comments in this thread. I'm not advocating a "common" or 9-to-5 life or work style, I'm advocating getting up at 6am, getting mentally organized and physically prepared to meet the day, and then work my ass off from 9am to 11pm. This is very particular to startups and how I work at startups, and I would not recommend it for everyone.
Further, there is a time to ease off from this style - probably worth another future blog post
- kamaal 14y agoThis was not directed at your post. Was just replying to comments in this thread. Whether you wish to get up early in the morning or work late in the night. What is you basically need is tuits(Uninterrupted stretches of time, which can be used to complete work on something).
- rwallace 14y agoWhereas I do advocate 9 to 5. Not literally, of course. 6 to 2 is fine, or 12 to 8, or whatever suits your situation and style. But eight hours a day five days a week is sustainably productive. If you're trying to work a fourteen hour day, you might be productive the first few days. After that, you're going to end up getting less done than somebody who works intelligent hours. Human intuition says the universe works by trade, that if you make a sacrifice, the gods will reward you. If we destroy our lives working fourteen hour days, surely the mere fact of paying such a high price must confer some blessing. One of the hardest lessons is that the universe doesn't actually care, and sacrifices can have negative payback just as easily as positive. But it's a lesson that has to be learned if you want to actually accomplish anything.