Are humans lazy, hard working or somewhere in between? In Episode #176 - Hard Work, Juan and I discuss: the episode between Lex Fridman and Simon Sinek on the Lex Podcast, our personal thoughts on skipping out on sleep to do more work, Juan's hatred of people who clock in and clock out of their job, why 100 hour work weeks are a bad idea, how much pressure one should apply to get the most out of their employees, founders of companies and whether legacy is important to us.

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:40) - Lex Podcast #82 with Simon Sinek

(1:52) - Definition

(7:40) - Is consistency of sleep more important than length?

(14:38) - Is skipping out on sleep a short-term strategy

(17:42) - Proper preparation negates the need for hard work

(23:27) - Juan hates Clock-Watchers

(24:12) - Working hard under pressure

(27:13) - Investment bankers are working too hard!

(34:13) - Good leadership is letting others take charge

(36:20) - Hard work on a societal scale

(38:34) - The school bus test

(44:20) - Short-term thinking

(46:00) - Why I like Simon Sinek & the uncomfortable section

(49:07) - Mere Mortal Moments

(52:39) - Prep work for #179

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