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Working Long Hours is Counterproductive

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The obsession with working long hours is profoundly unhealthy, and the romantization of the sleep-deprived, coffee-addicted superstar is actually counterproductive. This isn’t to suggest working hard isn’t important – it is – but the idea that putting in 90 hours a week is the only way to get head is flat out wrong. Productivity dramatically declines when the workday drags on, and the potential for burnout increases drastically. This isn’t a matter of opinion. Studi

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