How to Unplug From Work

“What makes us great at work Is what makes us horrible at unplugging from work. We take our careers really seriously, we don't settle for good, we need perfect, and we want to move up the totem pole of our given companies as fast as humanly possible.”

“Nothing kills your passion or your love for work quicker than doing too much of the work you're doing.”

“And that is the main reason for burnout for athletes is literally their entire identity is tied up in a single activity that they spend decades doing. But it honestly isn't that different with work for people like you or I that take our jobs so incredibly seri…”

“The issue with that, though, is your purpose portfolio won't be filled by your job for your entire life, and you don't want to just start investing in other parts of your life when they're finally relevant. Things like relationships, friendships, your health, …”

“That extra hour or two or three hours at the end of the day, let's say between eight pm and 11 pm, It makes negligible difference over years of working in your job, especially if it's at the end of the day where you're less likely to be effective anyway since …”

“Does investment banking or consulting have so much more work than other jobs such that unplugging is impossible and working 15 hours a day is necessary? Absolutely not. I wholeheartedly believe that. But the issue is that a culture of work has been set for dec…”