A short monologue by Bill Gurley arguing that elite performance in any field requires intense dedication and trade-offs with personal life. He contrasts society's celebratory view of artists and athletes who 'grind' with the stigma attached to similar dedication in the workplace, and suggests individuals must choose whether to prioritize excellence or work–life balance.
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There's this great dichotomy between. Because we've all gotten so excited about the notion of work life balance when. When we study great athletes or musicians or chess players or whatever, like, or even a painter, like, if. If a ballet dancer works 80 hours a week on her craft, we all think that's glorious, right? Oh, my God. Michael Jordan practices more than anyone else. But when you apply it to the work environment, all of a sudden it's heretical. Like, oh, my God, you know, they don't believe in work life balance. Well, it's the same shit. Like, if you want to be at the top of your game, like, you got to decide whether you want to make that trade off or not. You don't have to. There are plenty of jobs on this planet where you can work nine to five and like, and you may care way more about your. Your family life, personal life, and that's fine too. But to think that you're gonna excel, right, and not grind, I. You know, good luck, right?