[HollywoodZero]

Another, maybe even more simple approach is: the art of saying no.

Corporate life today has this idea that we should always be doing more. Side hassles, taking on more. Putting in extra hours, etc.

There's beauty in knowing when enough is enough and stepping back and making time for yourself.

[baby]

I've always called that "learning to disappoint people". If you want to be a good and productive engineer, you have to defend your time and isolate yourself. You can't let anyone else be in control of your agenda. That means not answering to people promptly (or at all), saying no to projects, etc.

[sokoloff]

I don’t know if “side hassles” was intentional or not, but it’s genius either way.

[matheusmoreira]

> Corporate life today has this idea that we should always be doing more.

I too have this idea that corporations should always be doing more. Paying employees more. Offering more benefits. Paying more taxes.

[thenerdhead]

It's definitely part of the art. You have to put yourself first before other people's priorities.