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3.07.2008

Fire the Workaholics


In a piece by David Heinemeier of 37 Signals, he decries the startup work ethic of '14 hour days'


I like this countercultural perspective.

Here's one of the five reasons Heinemeier gives:

Workaholics may well say that they enjoy those 14 hour days week after week, but despite their claims, working like that all month, all the time is not going to be sustainable. When the burnout crash comes, and it will, it’ll hit all the harder and according to Murphy at the least convenient time.
If you want to see the other four, go here.