On a recent pod @MrBeast talked about how he only thinks about YouTube and is obsessed and works a ton. Commenters said how sad…you have no balance! That’s silly. Why? 1) he’s happy. 2) you have to be obsessed to win big.

@thesamparr @dharmesh The difference is that in one you're working for someone else _as an employee_. If you're working for yourself, sure - work as much as you like!

@siliconpi @dharmesh You can work for yourself and people still say this

@thesamparr @dharmesh The average age for an olympian is 27, so they have short careers Question is, how long are you willing to trade work vs. life People in my network, who used to be all work, are really starting to be ok with less money and more life. It's been interesting to watch that shift

@searchbrat @dharmesh I'm not saying you should or shouldn't. i'm saying those who do, we criticize. and that's dumb.

@thesamparr @dharmesh But Olympians don't train more than 8 hours an day...

@vinylhermanos @dharmesh Sure they do. Eat, sleep, recovery when not training

@thesamparr @dharmesh I think both are sad and unhealthy.

@ohhushmusic @dharmesh why?

@thesamparr @dharmesh It’s sad when workers overwork and their employer has the upside.

@zorendk @dharmesh Why

@thesamparr @dharmesh I think there is a clear difference between doing something for yourself (eg. olympian) and doing something for your job (eg. for the company/CEO)

@thesamparr @dharmesh tru

@thesamparr @dharmesh Work-Life balance is a term you use when you don't really love your work.

@thesamparr @dharmesh I think Olympians are obsessed with the prize and not necessarily the training.

@thesamparr @KrAbhinavGupta @dharmesh The main reason is that most people do not aspire or think of themselves to be competing at the highest level of the game…

@thesamparr @dharmesh Here’s a related insight: When a CEO makes millions, you hear “they’re greedy.” When singers, football players, or actors make millions more than CEOs, they “are so cool” or “really good looking” . The inequality in charisma/good looks is far greater than income :)

@thesamparr @dharmesh when olympians family 'support'. when overwork family 'suffer'.

@thesamparr @dharmesh I think the issue is that olympians are more or less proportionally rewarded for their efforts. Hard to beat even a few moments of world recognition. People judge when work put in does not seem proportionally rewarded

@thesamparr @dharmesh They don’t say this though when you are coding