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Long Hours
Mental Health
Don't Let Entrepreneurship Push You Over The Edge
The stresses and challenges of startup culture can burn you out and bend your frame of reference. Get ahead of the curve by making mental health a top priority and putting strategies in place.
Manish Dudharejia
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8 Ways to Work Smarter and Improve Productivity
Get more done without working more hours.
Jonathan Long
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My Career in Silicon Valley Taught Me the Futility of 80-Hour Work Weeks
The much-maligned 40-hour work week is actually a pretty good way to work for the long term.
William Hall
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Studies Show Working Overtime Is Basically Pointless
Opportunity does sleep, and it also takes needed breaks.
Mike Taylor
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An Obituary for the 40-Hour Workweek
Satirically we mourn the death of a venerable American institution and ponder those who are happy it is no more.
Phil La Duke
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Stress
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