[sheepmullet]

Results are all that matters.

All the top devs I know have had to put the hours in. Same as all the top lawyers and all the top engineers.

If you can be in the top 5-10% of your field while never working more than a 40 hour week and no side projects or out of hours study then more power to you.

But that's rare.

When I was, arguably, in the top 5% I was working 45-50 hours a week at a great job and doing 2 hours a day self study on top.

[txsh]

I have reservations to take my wife out on Valentines Day. Should I instead divorce her so I can spend more time balancing binary trees? Would that get me hired, sir?

[sheepmullet]

> Should I instead divorce her so I can spend more time balancing binary trees?

It takes a lot of sacrifice to make it to the top.

Should I be allowed to study while you enjoy your Valentines Day? Then I might just get ahead of you.

Luckily for us in tech you can make good money without being in the top 5-10%.