Planning to work this weekend? Set the computer aside and enjoy some time off. Inc. Magazine tells us that anything over a 40 hour work week can actually make us LESS productive. As author Laura Vanderkam has pointed out, for many of us, theres actually a pretty strong correlation between how busy we are and how important we feel. We live in a competitive society, and so by lamenting our overwork and sleep deprivation -; even if that requires workweek inflation and claiming our worst nights are typical -; we show that we are dedicated to our jobs and our families, she wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal. Long hours, in other, words are often more about proving something to ourselves than actually getting stuff done. There are exceptions to the rule - an occasional 55+ work week to meet a crucial deadline is fine and can be productive. But consistently putting in that kind of time is working against you. Read the full article at Inc. Mag - Why Working More Than 40 Hours A Week Is Useless #colleyville #grapevine #southlake
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:33:04 +0000
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