I agree with a lot of this. I like my job, I don't want to be cynically detached from it, but it IS just a job. So much of this so-called hustle culture is a product of us all internalising the values of our exploitative economic system. Left as we are increasingly alone in the marketplace, we feel the need to run faster or get left behind. It's just a job, other things are more important unless you're one of the very rare few who are doing mission critical work, saving lives or looking after people. Work hard enough but sensibly, keep a balance. I promise you that on your deathbed you won't be wishing that you worked even harder.
I just don’t want to be busy anymore
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#272Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are 8 hour shifts healthy for patients? More handovers is strongly correlated with poorer patient outcomes. We need to strike a balance between the falloff in ability that comes with consecutive hours awake past a certain point, and minimizing handover.
Refineries have blown up because of messed handovers, is the solution to have the console operators on 24h/7 days-a-week shifts? Like the sibling comment said, if you are overworking then the process is broken. The thing that I added, is that maybe the process remains broken because the employer finds it profitable.
NHS doctors will typically have a significant part of their rota made up of 'long days'. The 'solution' is never 24/7, or less hyperbolic but still overly long hours, because there is a median decrease in cognitive function that
renders additional benefit from fewer handovers moot.
But as regards 'overworking', while that is certainly true for many US residents in particular, I think the majority of people would be overworked on a surgeon's schedule. Yet reducing it significantly would probably be much worse for patients and decried by surgeons. My viewpoint is mostly informed by the British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh's opinion on working hours.
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#273Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m younger than you, had the same issue and solved it by working less and doing more outside. Lifting weights in the sun, mountain biking, golf, surfing. In understand this is a luxury not everyone can afford but what I do now is work from about 6-9am, go out during the day until about 3, work 4-6. Which if you add it up is still a solid 5 hour day. For whatever reason it just makes me more productive and sleep bett…
Hmm, wondering when do you go to sleep if you wake up at 6? 9? That kind of sucks.
It's the most common time to wake up. I'm surprised that you've never had a job that required you to wake up at 6 or earlier.
> Most common time people choose to wake up: 6:00 AM
https://snoozester.com/The-Wake-Up-Time-Report.snooze
> The peak time for waking up is between 6 and 6:30am.
Re: I just don’t want to be busy anymore
#274All good advice. I distinctly remember they day I changed. I was talking to my wife and telling her how I thought Sun should give more vacation, she pointed out that I had come back from the office at lunch time and that is was Christmas Eve which was a company holiday. So many things went "Click!" all at the same time. From that point on I made it a priority to be home by 6PM so that we could have dinner with the fa…
When I was 16, I realized for the first time that there are working dads who cannot eat with their kids. My dad was able to come home every day. For me, it was just normal.
I work from home, and I have an hour before work in the morning with my kids, can eat lunch with them, and log out at 5 pm sharp.
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#275One thing that helped me is not to care so much about my employer's goals. It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. I think a lot of us want to be proud of the work we do, and we feel that if we slack off, then we shouldn't be proud. But it's the other way around. I think the slackers have it right. You're probably not going to get rich from working…
> It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far.
The only reward for a job well done is more work.
The quicker you realize that, the happier you'll be.
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#276Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the opposite of a dog whistle?
I've read that elephants can produce very low frequency sounds (sub-20Hz) that travel long distances and can't be perceived by smaller animals. "Elephant infrasound" just doesn't quite have the same ring to it as "dog whistle", though.
"Trunk call"?
Re: I just don’t want to be busy anymore
#277One thing that helped me is not to care so much about my employer's goals. It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. I think a lot of us want to be proud of the work we do, and we feel that if we slack off, then we shouldn't be proud. But it's the other way around. I think the slackers have it right. You're probably not going to get rich from working…
> It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. The only reward for a job well done is more work. The quicker you realize that, the happier you'll be.
Also raises, promotions, bonuses, RSUs...
Re: I just don’t want to be busy anymore
#278One thing that helped me is not to care so much about my employer's goals. It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. I think a lot of us want to be proud of the work we do, and we feel that if we slack off, then we shouldn't be proud. But it's the other way around. I think the slackers have it right. You're probably not going to get rich from working…
> It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. The only reward for a job well done is more work. The quicker you realize that, the happier you'll be.
I feel genuinely sad for people who believe this. As someone who is extremely critical of my own work, the feeling of walking home knowing I really did something well is so awesome.
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#279Earlier quoted context omitted.
>the only purpose for a career is to "get rich". What other reason is there for a career? If there was no financial incentive for most, I highly doubt anybody would waste the time learning how to be a lawyer, programmer, or doctor. People don't just go into a career hoping to make a menial wage and work 40-60 hours a week.
I highly doubt most doctors' end goal is to get rich The world is cynical but not that depressing dude
I agree with you but it’s easy to not have this end goal when you are already rich just by doing your job.
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#280Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It's almost heretical. But once you embrace this mindset, it does wonders. Or at least, it has for me so far. The only reward for a job well done is more work. The quicker you realize that, the happier you'll be.
Also raises, promotions, bonuses, RSUs...
No, those are earned through office politics. A job well done is a good bargaining chip when playing office politics, but it doesn't guarantee you raises, bonuses, promotions or RSUs.