[mkramlich]

> I will never understand why people seem so intent and boasting about the number of hours they work each week.

Agreed. And generally the smarter you work, the less time and energy it takes. To wit:

"I worked 80 hours this week hand-rolling a web server from scratch in pure assembly!"

"Yeah, well I did it in C in 50 hours!"

"I did it in Python and only had to work 25 hours."

"I used an existing web server and just wrote a static HTML page. Worked 4 hours."

"I posted an article to a blogging service and then used MailChimp and another SaaS for the other little bits I needed. Worked 2 hour this week."

"I directed somebody else to do it and paid them. Worked 30 minutes. Delegation, baby."

"I'm the owner and am catching rays on the beach. No work this week. Still got paid."