IMHO it's not about just putting in hours. It's about believing in what you strive to acomplish, so that you can make concious choices about which tasks are use

IMHO it's not about just putting in hours. It's about believing in what you strive to acomplish, so that you can make concious choices about which tasks are useful or not. Once you have a clear goal, go ahead and put in the hours if you want, but never continue when the goal gets fuzzy. I guess I'm saying that you primarily have to work conciously and goal-directed. The really hard work part is secondary, but also probably quite necessary given the size and complexity of most projects.