The speaker argues against 15-hour workdays unless you genuinely love what you do. He works those hours himself because his job is a hobby, but recommends seven hours for most people. Forcing long hours on someone who hates their work is torture.
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I would rather rip my arm off. I have no interest in people working 15 hours a day unless they're like me, which is it is their favorite thing to do in the world. For me, it is my hobby. My profession is my hobby. And if that's not you, then you should only work 7 hours a day. If you don't like your job, you shouldn't work 10 hours a day. That sounds fucking miserable. That's why I don't like going to the gym. That's why I don't hang pictures on the wall, because I don't like handyman shit. Yeah. Other people can't wait for tomorrow to do work around the house. They enjoy it. It's their therapy. It's their ASMR. I would rather rip my arm off than fucking Everyone's different.