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Work-Life Balance and Crafting a Personal Ritual
1:01:04 - 1:05:03 (03:58)
The podcast speaker makes the case for allowing oneself to pursue their work obsession at the cost of work-life balance, while also emphasizing the importance of implementing personal rituals to empower the programming experience.
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Some people can find happiness by being obsessive about their life's work, even though work-life balance is highly desirable for most people.
1:01:04 - 1:02:54 (01:49)
Summary
Some people can find happiness by being obsessive about their life's work, even though work-life balance is highly desirable for most people. Obsession can often get things done that practical, prudent work can't.
ChapterWork-Life Balance and Crafting a Personal Ritual
Episode#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The co-founder of Id Software, John Carmack, shares how being rich enough to buy pizza every day was a defining moment for him.
1:02:54 - 1:03:59 (01:05)
Summary
The co-founder of Id Software, John Carmack, shares how being rich enough to buy pizza every day was a defining moment for him. He also discusses how he maintained this tradition while working long hours at Facebook Meta.
ChapterWork-Life Balance and Crafting a Personal Ritual
Episode#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The host discusses with the guest about the different things that can become a ritual to empower the programming process, including the type of diet consumed while working, the number of screens used, and the type of keyboard used for programming.
1:03:59 - 1:05:03 (01:04)
Summary
The host discusses with the guest about the different things that can become a ritual to empower the programming process, including the type of diet consumed while working, the number of screens used, and the type of keyboard used for programming.