That's a very peculiar perspective to say the least. However I don't think it makes much sense TBH. Nobody would lower his/her expectation of the work just because that guy said he worked so hard and didn't even sleep much in the past several months. On the contrary, the more likely thought is that "you've worked so hard and sacrificed a lot already, then the work you've done must be awesome, otherwise you're really even more of a fail." If the guy said that he just did a random side project for 1 hour per day, then the expectation would indeed be much lower. So I can't see myself agreeing with the author's line of reasoning. Pointing out that people sometimes would like "freedom to fail" for more personal projects is a good point, and a wish to lower expectations of others is indeed commonly seen in many occasions (reasonable/moderate or not), but this attribution of reason seems quite arbitrary.
In any case, overworking and sleep deprivation are definitely bad. No matter what the reason behind them and what actions to be taken, they should not be an acceptable norm for any sane person. That's for sure.
In any case, overworking and sleep deprivation are definitely bad. No matter what the reason behind them and what actions to be taken, they should not be an acceptable norm for any sane person. That's for sure.