This thinking is exactly the OPPOSITE of two other very enlightening yc posts:
Here, Warren Buffet says, "Most of the managers at Berkshire have “… no financial need to work” - this simply means that the people who are working are working because they love working."
So my question is this. If you love what you're doing, why would you want to do it LESS? And if you don't love what you're doing, then why are you doing it?
Loving something doesn't mean I want to do it all the time. I love playing my guitar, but I don't think I would enjoy playing it 40 hours a week. At my current job I seem to enjoy it much more when I work 20-30 hours/wk.
I think the argument is: they're not working at it LESS, they're just spending less time sitting at the office. (I find the proposition dubious, I'm merely pointing out the argument.)
I agree with the proposition. It's all about not being required to be somewhere doing something. Even if I would be there anyway, it's still significant that I have the flexibility that the reduced restriction affords.
Loving your work is essential. Doing nothing but work is one dimensional and counter-productive. 37S is just highlighting the minimum expectations for their employees.
Here, Warren Buffet says, "Most of the managers at Berkshire have “… no financial need to work” - this simply means that the people who are working are working because they love working."
http://www.pluggd.in/2008/03/startup-entrepreneurial-lessson...
In this one, pg says that if someone gave him $1 billion, he'd still be doing "much the same thing".
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=79057
So my question is this. If you love what you're doing, why would you want to do it LESS? And if you don't love what you're doing, then why are you doing it?