[45h34jh53k4j]

I'll keep it short and sweet. Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. When opportunity knocks, you don't want to be driving to a maternity hospital or sitting in some phony-baloney church. Or synagogue.

[a_c_s]

There are very few opportunities in life that can't be delayed by 48 hours (especially if the reason is a major lifecycle event like a birth, marriage or funeral).

Without family or friends, what's the point of life?

[jerkstate]

It's a Monty Burns quote

[s3cur3]

This is a very narrow view of success.

[45h34jh53k4j]

Mr Burns is a very successful man!

GP Quote from: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Lisa/Quot...

[LeifCarrotson]

A lot of people are missing the quote and the sarcasm.

Which is interesting, because the point of sarcasm is that it's so obviously phony that it's funny...and yet this one fails because some people actually advocate this. Look at the exchange quoted in the top comment:

> Ron Conway: Well I mean are you willing to work 24/7....I mean if they are dating somebody or they are married, they warn their spouse that they are not first in line.

That was, as best I can tell, completely genuine.

[tptacek]

https://frinkiac.com/?q=Family,%20religion,%20friendship

[maxlamb]

Aren't quality close relationships with friends and/or family the most determinant factor in a person's happiness? If most entrepreneurs feel they have to sacrifice that no wonder so many suffer from depression...

[nunez]

Actually, I’ve met many very successful people who have families and go to church every Sunday. Most of the successful people I’ve met have families.

[gozur88]

So to succeed as an entrepreneur you have to remove everything from your life that makes it worth living? Feh.

[Thetawaves]

If your business is so important, you would ignore those distractions anyway. This kind of success is not the only measure we have to evaluate the meaning and fulfillment of life.