Work hard, work smart, always seek out ways of meaningful improvement. All 3 are required. Had a conversation with employee #63 at MSFT, the other day. We talked about our current projects, and he summed it up well. "We never stop hustling". Talked with a 23 yo, and he asked what is "hard work" as he started his internship at AMZN. I told him he needs to work unstainable hard for the 12 weeks he is there. Then told him work hard means doing 14-14s. 14 hours a day, for 14 days with second Sunday a 1/2 day. 3-4 months at a time. It gets the projects done and has the benefit of "immersion efficiency". Lastly, it is like anything well practiced. The more years you do it, the easier it becomes to operate at a high level. Mental fitness is a thing, really.
Well that's a really stupid-ass philosophy. Is that what AMZN culture is? Work 14 hours per day for 14 days straight? No wonder they are burning out. Who the fuck came up with that idea? Some millennial who never actually works? There is working hard, and there is working smart. Working smarter means not HAVING TO WORK HARDER! Holy shit. Well, they better be getting overtime on weeks over 39+