Ask HN: How would you define a good work ethic?

Posted by sarisari on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:30PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I started paying attention to my productivity 10 years ago. It waxes and wanes. Right now I'm in a downturn. After an easy day of work, I just browse reddit and YC. It's depressing.

I remarked to my date last night how I wish I was type A. I've seen them at work. They're machines. They literally get done 4x as much as normal people.

However, I remember reading an interview of an Asian billionaire (might have been Li-Kashing) and "capacity to work hard" is what counts.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you define a good work ethic? by aethant on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:43PM (#8932996)

I'd say quality over quantity. If someone turns out terrible code at four times the rate you turn out decent code, s/he's doing more harm then good. Sometimes I browse the Internet for twenty minutes, hunker down and write something marvelous. It's just being ready for the moment.

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