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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)