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The Toxic Laziness of Overwork Culture

Developer Tea

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How to Succeed as a Young Programmer

Research shows that working for over 50 hours a week produces exactly the same value as someone working 55 hours. For some people, this may be harder than others and I empathize with that. The answer to solving hard problems is not always just pure energy and time and grit. If you're like most people who take around two weeks worth of vacation, five extra hours per week translates to 250 hours. Those 250 hours over $2,000 is only $8 an hour.

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