The problem with hustle culture #shorts
2023-01-08 · Short · a guest · recording, 0:55 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Business and entrepreneurship · mode: Conversation and interview
In a clip from one of Ali's conversations, an entrepreneur who loves coffee calls the hero culture of grinding yourself down toxic: he worked 110-hour weeks for months until he wanted to quit coffee, and regrets not starting with more capital, hiring more people from the start and going home at five.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — The hero culture of entrepreneurship and 110-hour weeks
- ★★★ a guest: An entrepreneur in Ali's clip calls the hero culture of entrepreneurship, grinding yourself down and working super hard as proof you are doing it right, bullshit and a toxic aspect of work that he hates. — 00:00:00
- ★★ a guest: The entrepreneur says he worked 110-hour weeks for months and ground himself down to deep misery. — 00:00:00
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★★★ a guest: The entrepreneur says there is no quicker way to hate a thing you love than to overwork on it: he really loves coffee, yet got to the point of wanting to quit coffee and do something else. — 00:00:00
“there is no quicker way to hate a thing you love than to work on it like that”
00:00:33 — Start with enough capital to hire people and work in a healthy way
- ★★★ a guest: The entrepreneur advises starting a business with enough capital to hire people, pay them properly and then work in a healthy manner. — 00:00:33
- ★★ a guest: The entrepreneur says pouring yourself into a business early on is satisfying, rewarding and enjoyable, but burns through you very fast. — 00:00:33
- ★★ a guest: The entrepreneur regrets not starting his business with about twice as much money, hiring more people from the start and going home at five o'clock. (hedged) — 00:00:33
Threads in this video
- restate · How do you avoid burnout? — The entrepreneur advises starting a business with enough capital to hire people, pay them properly and then work in a healthy manner. (00:00:33)
- restate · How many hours a day should you work? — The entrepreneur regrets not starting his business with about twice as much money, hiring more people from the start and going home at five o'clock. (00:00:33)
- restate · When should you hire people for your business? — The entrepreneur advises starting a business with enough capital to hire people, pay them properly and then work in a healthy manner. (00:00:33)
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