Comments on: The Real Secret To A 2-Hour Work Day http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/ Down-To-Earth Advice For Bloggers and Internet Marketers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:35:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-3/#comment-51114 Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:58 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-51114 It all comes down to what we're condition to. Whether we're used to working a 9-5 or working our own business at our own pace, that's the type of work ethic we'll put into our business. This is great food for thought Yaro! It all comes down to what we’re condition to. Whether we’re used to working a 9-5 or working our own business at our own pace, that’s the type of work ethic we’ll put into our business.

This is great food for thought Yaro!

]]> By: Cashmere Lashkari http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-3/#comment-50888 Cashmere Lashkari Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:00 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-50888 I used to be like that...online all the time and wasting half of that time. I felt there were too many deadlines and i have no time for wasting on my self, then I got wiser. I found that if I insisted on doing my own things first, I still found the time to do the work for others. I used to be like that…online all the time and wasting half of that time. I felt there were too many deadlines and i have no time for wasting on my self, then I got wiser. I found that if I insisted on doing my own things first, I still found the time to do the work for others.

]]> By: Ioannis Anastassakis http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-3/#comment-50418 Ioannis Anastassakis Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:18:52 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-50418 How can people that work in IM not know Eben? He is easily among the Top 10 names you come across when you research the field! How can people that work in IM not know Eben? He is easily among the Top 10 names you come across when you research the field!

]]> By: Mike http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-50029 Mike Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:24:34 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-50029 I have to agree (somewhat sheepishly as I too am currently marooned in the morass of the "work" ethic) that what Yaro says here has a lot of resonance for me - I work the 8 hour day in a job I am currently disliking (mostly because I am working for one of the silly "entrepreneur-must-work-stupid-hours-if-the-business-is-to-succeed-and-I-expect-my-employees-to-do-so-also" types) but I have always felt that it just makes simple sense to break up the working day into periods of "go quick" and "go easy and recharge" segments. A Siesta has always appealed to me regardless of climate - after lunch or an extended period of concentration the body is physiologically absorbed with the process of digesting food (fuel for future bursts of fight/flight activity) or recuperating (releasing stored fuel to replace the energy burned in the previous fight/flight) to bother sending much energy the way of the brain - it "knows" what the priority is, even if the work ethic doesn't! Certainly there are periods in the day where I could murder a good snooze, but because of the 9-5 convention simply am not "allowed" to - but who dis-allows me this, really? Anybody else here read "The story of the man who was too lazy to fail" from the novel Time Enough For Love by Robert A Heinlein ? - This article has powerfully reminded me of it during an evening in which I have stumbled across Yaro's blog during my own research into how to break my own nine-to-five non-productive rut (although I feel I am a bit more productive than just 20%! I can't and don't want to keep that up until I meet my early grave through stress...) . Incidentally, a thought has just occurred to me, (happens occasionally), just glancing at my browser now - maybe tabbed browsing is not such a good idea when you want to do the productive stuff... I think maybe I'll try going offline and shutting down the likes of Gtalk, tabbed browsing, any other RSS notifiers and all the rest when I want to do "good stuff". It's just too many damned distractions! Maybe the real "hard work" is having the courage to "work smarter". I have to agree (somewhat sheepishly as I too am currently marooned in the morass of the “work” ethic) that what Yaro says here has a lot of resonance for me – I work the 8 hour day in a job I am currently disliking (mostly because I am working for one of the silly “entrepreneur-must-work-stupid-hours-if-the-business-is-to-succeed-and-I-expect-my-employees-to-do-so-also” types) but I have always felt that it just makes simple sense to break up the working day into periods of “go quick” and “go easy and recharge” segments.

A Siesta has always appealed to me regardless of climate – after lunch or an extended period of concentration the body is physiologically absorbed with the process of digesting food (fuel for future bursts of fight/flight activity) or recuperating (releasing stored fuel to replace the energy burned in the previous fight/flight) to bother sending much energy the way of the brain – it “knows” what the priority is, even if the work ethic doesn’t! Certainly there are periods in the day where I could murder a good snooze, but because of the 9-5 convention simply
am not “allowed” to – but who dis-allows me this, really?
Anybody else here read “The story of the man who was too lazy to fail” from the novel Time Enough For Love by Robert A Heinlein ? – This article has powerfully reminded me of it during an evening in which I have stumbled across Yaro’s blog during my own research into how to break my own nine-to-five non-productive rut (although I feel I am a bit more productive than just 20%! I can’t and don’t want to keep that up until I meet my early grave through stress…) .

Incidentally, a thought has just occurred to me, (happens occasionally), just glancing at my browser now – maybe tabbed browsing is not such a good idea when you want to do the productive stuff… I think maybe I’ll try going offline and shutting down the likes of Gtalk, tabbed browsing, any other RSS notifiers and all the rest when I want to do “good stuff”. It’s just too many damned distractions!

Maybe the real “hard work” is having the courage to “work smarter”.

]]> By: Michael Newman http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-49901 Michael Newman Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:19:26 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-49901 Beyond internet marketing!I am interested in your belief system,can you share your thoughts on the essence of life-maybe in a future post?Or at least have a section-What Yaro is reading.Thanks.The post is a call to see the difference between being busy(tasks) and achievement (results).I will sleep more. Beyond internet marketing!I am interested in your belief system,can you share your thoughts on the essence of life-maybe in a future post?Or at least have a section-What Yaro is reading.Thanks.The post is a call to see the difference between being busy(tasks) and achievement (results).I will sleep more.

]]> By: Michael Newman http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-49899 Michael Newman Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:13:24 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-49899 This is a very powerful observation.The boss understands that working harder will not necessarily make you richer.At the end of the day,living a full and harmonious life is the ideal.The million dollar consultant-Alan Weiss made this point in his book-Million dollar consulting. There are time when I have worked for 24 hours straight with little to show in terms of result.There is a quotation that aptly captures it for me now-"A day can be a pearl,and a thousand years as nothing".The balanced life is the ideal. This is a very powerful observation.The boss understands that working harder will not necessarily make you richer.At the end of the day,living a full and harmonious life is the ideal.The million dollar consultant-Alan Weiss made this point in his book-Million dollar consulting.
There are time when I have worked for 24 hours straight with little to show in terms of result.There is a quotation that aptly captures it for me now-”A day can be a pearl,and a thousand years as nothing”.The balanced life is the ideal.

]]> By: Sachin http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-48847 Sachin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:25:23 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-48847 Rest is really important, like what you've said about your afternoon naps, it really can help you regain your senses...lol..In my part, I work 12 - 15 hours day and I can't stand facing the computer for 12 hours straight or even 4 hours straight...Breaks or naps between work can do good for you but I'm just talking about the fortunate enough to work from home or managing your own business. Rest is really important, like what you’ve said about your afternoon naps, it really can help you regain your senses…lol..In my part, I work 12 – 15 hours day and I can’t stand facing the computer for 12 hours straight or even 4 hours straight…Breaks or naps between work can do good for you but I’m just talking about the fortunate enough to work from home or managing your own business.

]]> By: Tim Lalonde http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-48668 Tim Lalonde Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-48668 Wow you just smacked me in the face.(lol) I'm new to internet marketing and it seems I'm working my tail off and not getting much done. I must do at least some rethinking of my day. Thanks for the great post Tim Lalonde Wow you just smacked me in the face.(lol)
I’m new to internet marketing and it seems I’m working my tail off and not getting much done. I must do at least some rethinking of my day.

Thanks for the great post
Tim Lalonde

]]> By: Darkmans Darkroom http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-47117 Darkmans Darkroom Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:20:44 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-47117 3:30 is siesta time for me, and then it's back to work and writing again and then off to the club to socialize and network. the first part of my day is checking mail and responding, which takes the longest, the rest is stuff I enjoy doing so it doesn't seem like work. 3:30 is siesta time for me, and then it’s back to work and writing again and then off to the club to socialize and network. the first part of my day is checking mail and responding, which takes the longest, the rest is stuff I enjoy doing so it doesn’t seem like work.

]]> By: Catherine Fan@ Work At Home Business http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-2/#comment-47061 Catherine Fan@ Work At Home Business Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:36:02 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1051/the-real-secret-to-a-2-hour-work-day/#comment-47061 I am a strong believer in "work smart, not hard". All the rich peoples are working smart to be a millionaire. It's always the boss work 20% and their employee work 80%. I am a strong believer in “work smart, not hard”. All the rich peoples are working smart to be a millionaire. It’s always the boss work 20% and their employee work 80%.

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