Advice for first year analyst

I'm an incoming first year analyst who will be starting at a distressed/special sits shop in a few months after graduation. Does anybody have any advice (doesn't have to be related to the job) that would help me my first year? Even small things that would make my life more efficient/easy will help. Anything that you wish you would have done differently when you started out?

I've already been told to expect to work at least ~80 hours a week with some 100 hour weeks. While I obviously want some helpful advice on how to make my time more efficient at work and stand out to learn more, get more exposure, and of course maximise my chances of getting a fat bonus, I also have some plans to do stuff outside of work (gym, date, etc.).

What are some things you wish you had done differently or you did your first year that helped you a lot?

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