In this community, I've come across too many people who claim incredibly long hours -- 'the startup standard' of 10+ hour work days. And I find out they also h

In this community, I've come across too many people who claim incredibly long hours -- 'the startup standard' of 10+ hour work days. And I find out they also have an impressive knowledge of internet memes and recollection of top stories on Reddit. There's some value in hours obviously. The more you sit there "working", the more hours likely to convert into productivity. But measuring hours as an indicator of productivity is pretty faulty. I clicked "7-8" because I tend not to fuck around while working, and over the course of about an average 8-9 hour workday. I'll subtract a couple hours for "unavoidable" distractions. Of course, the extremes usually hold true. If your hours are in the 2-3 range, you're probably not working very hard. If it's in the 14+ range, you're probably at least getting a fair amount accomplished.