[matthewschrager]

C'mon. We're talking about a spectrum here. It's not some binary game where either you A) work to the exclusion of every other thing in your life, or B) play so hard you end up broke and without any salable skills. There's a middle ground in there, and not even such a little one. And if I might presume to speak for the author here, I'm pretty sure it's that middle ground he's advocating we shoot for.

I think what you're suggesting is a great way to end up miserable, friendless, and alone. And those are three things all the money in the world can't fix.