Brandon Avedikian, founder of Aspire Commercial, a real estate firm in Texas, has sparked a new conversation on work-life balance and burnout. In an X post, he said that he worked for 14.5 hours without any breaks or eating anything.

Avedikian highlighted that he focused entirely on work , starting from 8 am to 10.30 pm, noting that he had developed stamina for working such long hours over time, comparing it to training for a sport. He further said that he forgot to eat because he was immersed in his work and chose not to get distracted.

“I got to the office today at 8 AM and left after 10:30 PM. That’s 14.5+ hours of intense, focused work. No breaks except the restroom. No food. I was so locked in I forgot to eat, and I didn’t want to stop the momentum when I remembered,” he wrote on

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