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by mwfunk 3701 days ago
Also, everyone gets sick of everything eventually. At some point the tasks being done in those 16 hour days will cease to be fun and absorbing and interesting, at which point it becomes a living hell because you have to spend all your time pushing yourself forward, rather than being pulled forward by being fascinated by whatever it is you're working on. It's not sustainable even if there are no conflicts with other areas of your life.