Comments on: What I Do on the Weekend http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/ Musings of a Balding 26 Year Old Entrepreneur Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Meeting Your Virtual Friend In Real Life | Living the Startup Life http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1399 Meeting Your Virtual Friend In Real Life | Living the Startup Life Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1399 [...] efforts, people who refuse to watch the news, people telling me why drivers hate bikers, people who challenge my no work/life balance theory, people who work so hard that they crash on top of their laptops, and people who feel that social [...] […] efforts, people who refuse to watch the news, people telling me why drivers hate bikers, people who challenge my no work/life balance theory, people who work so hard that they crash on top of their laptops, and people who feel that social […]

]]> By: What Are You Willing to Give Up? | Rohail Rizvi- Entrepreneur in the Making http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1349 What Are You Willing to Give Up? | Rohail Rizvi- Entrepreneur in the Making Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:52:35 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1349 [...] just read on Adam McFarland’s blog about what he does on the weekend and what struck me was what he said about how much he gave up in the beginning stages of his [...] […] just read on Adam McFarland’s blog about what he does on the weekend and what struck me was what he said about how much he gave up in the beginning stages of his […]

]]> By: Parth http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1330 Parth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:37:56 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1330 Yo i BEEN trying to work less as well man. Yo i BEEN trying to work less as well man.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1328 Anthony Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:34:18 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/08/27/what-i-do-on-the-weekend/#comment-1328 Really glad to see this post! This weekend - the zoo and a wedding reception. Next weekend - a concert in Philly. Weekend after that - family parties. Oh, and during the weeks? Random baseball games, dinners, etc. And did I mention, I get a ton of work done as well? It's just that it so happens I'm able to do that, for the most part, on a 9-5 schedule. None of this makes me a lazy worker, or an entrepreneur who craves success less than the next. No, it just means I'm able to filter out what's important and revenue-generating, concentrate on it, and ignore the fluff. Continually working harder than the next guy teaches you absolutely nothing about managing time and everything about how to become an introvert that gradually hates your life, and subsequently, your work; in the end, the one thing you think you'll always love is the one thing you will begin to resent if you can't learn to separate yourself from it. Really glad to see this post! This weekend - the zoo and a wedding reception. Next weekend - a concert in Philly. Weekend after that - family parties.
Oh, and during the weeks? Random baseball games, dinners, etc.
And did I mention, I get a ton of work done as well? It’s just that it so happens I’m able to do that, for the most part, on a 9-5 schedule.

None of this makes me a lazy worker, or an entrepreneur who craves success less than the next. No, it just means I’m able to filter out what’s important and revenue-generating, concentrate on it, and ignore the fluff.

Continually working harder than the next guy teaches you absolutely nothing about managing time and everything about how to become an introvert that gradually hates your life, and subsequently, your work; in the end, the one thing you think you’ll always love is the one thing you will begin to resent if you can’t learn to separate yourself from it.

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