In the midst of the business flailing, I loved that I could at least say we were working constantly. It felt like the only "positive" metric that showed we were true "entrepreneurs."This is the wrong metric to use. It's a metric that's practically guaranteed to lead to unhealthy patterns.
When I worked at Aflac, a lot of my coworkers were enthralled that they were there. It was the biggest thing that had ever happened to them and they had stars in their eyes.
To me, it was just a day job. I was punching a clock for a paycheck.
I had done other things that I felt mattered a whole lot more, were far harder and made more of a difference in the world. My psychological relationship to the job was different from that of many of my coworkers.
Don't use suffering or hours worked as metrics to measure your worth. It won't go good places.
Don't get too starry-eyed about getting accepted to YC. It's a first step, not a last.
I'm glad he wrote this. I hope he gets things sorted out. Best of luck to the man.
This is the wrong metric to use. It's a metric that's practically guaranteed to lead to unhealthy patterns.
When I worked at Aflac, a lot of my coworkers were enthralled that they were there. It was the biggest thing that had ever happened to them and they had stars in their eyes.
To me, it was just a day job. I was punching a clock for a paycheck.
I had done other things that I felt mattered a whole lot more, were far harder and made more of a difference in the world. My psychological relationship to the job was different from that of many of my coworkers.
Don't use suffering or hours worked as metrics to measure your worth. It won't go good places.
Don't get too starry-eyed about getting accepted to YC. It's a first step, not a last.
I'm glad he wrote this. I hope he gets things sorted out. Best of luck to the man.