How do you want to work: Sprint or Marathon?

Olympic steeplechase from London 2012. Image from flickr Michael Jones

Where are you with your work today? Would you describe your hours, energy, style as being in a sprint or a marathon? With a sprint, it’s an intense focus where you put in all your energy to burst over the finish line. The marathon is a longer, more sustainable effort where you pace yourself so you don’t burnout. Or perhaps, it’s neither. Instead, it might be something inbetween like a steeplechase — not an event…