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I would argue that the difference is not as much in the type of activities, but rather in your ownership and control over them. When it's "your" project and you
by falcor84 2y ago
I would argue that the difference is not as much in the type of activities, but rather in your ownership and control over them. When it's "your" project and you decide how to do things (at most with feedback from a handful of others whom you all know personally), then you can be extremely productive and motivated working even more than 60h/week for months.
- zdw 2y agoThis is valid, when you're not encumbered by a process or person that has to have input on your every move, you can be very productive. As someone who actually really likes process, if you want to encourage some sort of best practice without causing pain, you absolutely must automate the process and not put people in the critical path. For example, if you have a coding standard make sure that linters that are fast and cheerful enforce it, not other people. Also, I don't agree with the "months" - maybe a weekend or whole week, but other than that you're headed into burnout territory.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 2y agoThis is not true. Even if it is your project. For a regular person without all the paid support systems (maids, cooks, etc), burn out is inevitable. You can do it for a while, but its not a sustainable situation. It is also likely that recovery from burnout will take longer and reduce your efficacy much more than was gained from overworking in the first place.