I will add that none of the 10x engineers I worked with were burning the candle at both ends. They did not work particularly hard compared to everyone else, they were just extraordinarily effective and consistent at making excellent choices in an engineering context and always worked very well with most engineering teams they needed to work with. I've never seen any of these guys burn out, they've been doing it for decades.
I wonder if there's a bit of cause-and-effect swapping here. (i.e. perhaps many 10x engineers are that way because their sustainable work day allows them to have gained decades of experience)
I wonder if there's a bit of cause-and-effect swapping here. (i.e. perhaps many 10x engineers are that way because their sustainable work day allows them to have gained decades of experience)