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Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by aborsy on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:41PM (#24536215)
Honestly, what a boring life :)

Basically few hours of sleep, plus a lot of business meetings in a rigid schedule!

Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by IkmoIkmo on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:51PM (#24536312)
He gets a solid 8 hours of sleep, 19:30 to 23:30 are his to spend with friends/family/hobbies/reading.

His working days are arguably packed working on the cutting-edge of business and technology, working with the individuals from 0.001% of the world's most talented/lucky/interesting/educated/resourced/entrepreneurial/hardworking people.

+ vacations and weekends almost entirely free.

I definitely wouldn't want to trade with him, but it's because I'd burn out and have no real passion for the life of a VC, not because my life is so any more interesting.

Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by cinntaile on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:55PM (#24536360)
Rigid schedules are good if the things you plan are the things that you actually want to spend time on. Time allocation guarantees that you'll work on whatever is scheduled and a side-effect is that it forces you to be be more effective.
Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by was_boring on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:12PM (#24536498)
Curious if this applies to people who do not have the same wealth and power.
Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by selfinvariant on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:11PM (#24539424)
My anecdotal experience (and I'm not remotely close to Marc Andreessen in wealth and power) is that there is a lot of benefits in structure and schedule.

Knowing how big part of your day will play out is a very powerful thing. It removes so much stress and uncertainty.

In the end of the day it's a question of balance. It's probably unhealthy to plan every single hour of your life in advance (which Marc does not do), and the same goes with allowing too much spontaneity.

Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by goodpeoplewin on Sunday September 27, 2020 @03:22AM (#24604888)
I'm strikingly reminded of Jocko's book "Discipline Equals Freedom". Not the contents, just the title. (Echoing: http://www.paulgraham.com/vb.html)
Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by k__ on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:16PM (#24536537)
I heard, the average nun looks much younger than the average woman, because of the rigid lifestyle.
Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by was_boring on Sunday September 20, 2020 @04:02PM (#24536919)
Interesting. In the article it mentions Fortune 500 CEOs having highly regulated schedules without downtime (because they are meeting with different stakeholders all the time). It seems they have the wealth but maybe not the power?

Where as a nun perhaps doesn’t have wealth but has power over their time.

Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by codpiece on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:34PM (#24538647)
My wife and I have noted, that in our area, nuns tend to live well into their 90s based on our personal observation and reading tombstones. It's pretty remarkable.
Re:Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habi... by selfinvariant on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:00PM (#24539381)
ha, interesting. I was personally impressed (and inspired!) how much of a free unscheduled time Marc maintains.

I disagree that his life is boring. He is influencing directly and non-directly the decisions that shape the future of humanity. What is boring about that?