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Re:Ask HN: Can startup founders afford to spend time on "hob... by paolomaffei on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @12:22PM (#1471874)
You really should have hobbies or you're going to get burned. It is ok to skip it for 2 weeks, maybe even for 4 critical weeks, but don't let "critical" be your startup status all the time. Do yourself a favor and keep your hobby.
Re:Ask HN: Can startup founders afford to spend time on "hob... by pclark on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @12:27PM (#1471895)
This seems rather excessive. Extraordinary results require extraordinary efforts. Saying that, I see no problem taking the odd weekend off or leaving work early to play a round of golf. In moderation. It's easy to slip as have an unproductive month if you have no one working with you.