Five Ways to Pace Yourself to Achieve Ambitious Goals (opens in new tab)

Hustle culture is back for good, if you take some overachievers’ word for it. The temporary pandemic slowdown, with its emphasis on well-being and flexible scheduling, seems like a fleeting mirage. These days, many startup workers are expected to pull “9-9-6” shifts (9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 6 days a week), and managers brag about subsisting on four hours of sleep. With sleep-under-your-desk culture now ascendant, more of us feel compelled to keep pace with people who move at one speed: full throttl...