I did 80+ hours per week for years in medical school, residency, and fellowship. Many people in medicine make a career of it. It's not as unusual as you think. There is certainly a fair argument to be made that it's not particularly healthy or a good idea, but I can assure you that for some people it's quite sustainable.
> I did 80+ hours per week for years in medical school, residency, and fellowship. Many people in medicine make a career of it. It's not as unusual as you think.
Possibly a bad example; in most developed countries the medical professions have amongst the highest rates of depression, suicide and divorce.
Good point. And if you look at the folks working in banking and management consulting, they'd laugh at the concept of a 9-5. 80+ hours / week is not that much of an outlier.
