Comments on: The Daily Grind http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Rex Dixon http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-63 Rex Dixon Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:18:33 +0000 http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-63 Hello -- I found your blog via one I follow on MBL.. I would like to chat; trying to make the break from the day gig. I basically blog, was writing for VentureBeat last month, I work as a Tech Evangelist for Criteo, and just trying to drop the day gig. Hit me up in the e-mail. Thanks! Rex Hello — I found your blog via one I follow on MBL.. I would like to chat; trying to make the break from the day gig. I basically blog, was writing for VentureBeat last month, I work as a Tech Evangelist for Criteo, and just trying to drop the day gig.

Hit me up in the e-mail. Thanks!

Rex

]]> By: buddhabrad http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-69 buddhabrad Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:28:53 +0000 http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-69 My business advisor pushed us to set a vacation schedule during our start-up phase. Doing so forces you to set up robust processes which will allow the business to operation without you. One long weekend off a month, one week off per quarter, 2 weeks off per year. If you don't do in now, you'll never do it. And the kids will be grown up, the money will be spent, the connection between the two of you will be gone AND there will still be a billion items on your to-do list. Just walking away from the computer for a long weekend will free up your brain and energy so much. You won't believe how much it helps. My business advisor pushed us to set a vacation schedule during our start-up phase. Doing so forces you to set up robust processes which will allow the business to operation without you.

One long weekend off a month, one week off per quarter, 2 weeks off per year.

If you don’t do in now, you’ll never do it. And the kids will be grown up, the money will be spent, the connection between the two of you will be gone AND there will still be a billion items on your to-do list.

Just walking away from the computer for a long weekend will free up your brain and energy so much. You won’t believe how much it helps.

]]> By: Erin http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-72 Erin Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:09:04 +0000 http://startuplife.net/2007/03/23/the-daily-grind/#comment-72 Funny you should mention this now - last night we stopped working at 11pm instead of the usual 1am, and then this morning took the kids to the park (normally one of us goes while the other stays home to work). Over lunch I realized that it had been 14 hours since either one of us had worked, nothing had fallen apart, and we weren't stressed out. A full week per quarter seems unattainable right now but we're moving in the right direction. Funny you should mention this now - last night we stopped working at 11pm instead of the usual 1am, and then this morning took the kids to the park (normally one of us goes while the other stays home to work). Over lunch I realized that it had been 14 hours since either one of us had worked, nothing had fallen apart, and we weren’t stressed out. A full week per quarter seems unattainable right now but we’re moving in the right direction.

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