37signals — 8/8/8

8 hours for work, 8 hours for life, 8 hours of sleep. That’s a fair formula. It’s not work/life balance — it’s work/life/sleep balance. A lack of sleep isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a mark of stupidity — literally. Go read Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep.

00. Start here 01. An obligation to independence 02. Work isn’t war 03. Small teams 04. Profit motive 05. Err on the side of do 06. Shape Up every six 07. We don’t sell you 08. 8/8/8 8 hours for work, 8 hours for life, 8 hours of sleep. That’s a fair formula. It’s not work/life balance — it’s work/life/sleep balance. A lack of sleep isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a mark of stupidity — literally. Go read Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep. 09. NOTASAP 10. The Fortune 5,000,000 11. Don’t emulate the office 12. Hours aren’t equal 13. On repeat 14. Meetings aren’t free 15. Bury the…

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