People don’t stop working that way. We’re creatures of habit. The things you do when you start doing something tend to be the things you continue to do. If you work long hours at the beginning, and that’s all you know, you can easily condition yourself to think this is the only way to operate. I’ve seen so many entrepreneurs burn out following this pattern.
Being tired isn’t a badge of honor
Jason Fried
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This is so true — and so hard to believe early in your career.

I was with you till the last line; I’m surprised Aetna’s scheme to pay sleep bonuses has been so uncritically received. So I tried to explain what’s wrong with it.