Don't let the real hard work scare you. Everyone has to do it. If you've ever let a crosstown friendship wither because of the travel involved, you may have fallen victim to schlep paralysis. And whether you're speaking Yiddish or not, you're talking long, hard work. The schlep, also known as a slog, is as crucial as it is unsavory, if you listen to Twitter software engineer Buster Benson or Y Combinator founder Paul Graham.