Marc Haine rejects hustle culture and advocates slowing down, quiet time, and better sleep. He's sold companies for over $100M and built a $3B business, but argues that stress and constant productivity aren't the path to success or serenity.
I don't want to be projectile vomiting in the early hours of the morning out of stress, which has been his signature tune most of his life. You know, I want to be able to sleep well. I'm very lazy as a person. I want to be able to watch my soccer when it comes on. I want to be able to have a nice leisurely breakfast. And I also want to enjoy a modicum of success. And for most people, selling companies for over $100 million, sitting on one now that's $3 billion, that would be enough success for most people. And you can achieve it without having to do the hustle thing. You have to have the courage to change. And that's not easy for most people. You have to say, okay, I'm going to change something because I don't want to be feeling like this. Waking up at 3 o'clock every morning and just try it. And you try it on for a day or a week. And the pitfall is that everything around you changes too, and it's going to shock you. That's the pitfall, is that there's no downside to using your brain smarter. There's no downside to slowing down. There's absolutely no downside to taking quiet time.
