You need downtime to have a Eureka[1] moment. I see a lot of wasted time spinning wheels on the wrong thing. My wife's job has offices in a bunch of countries

You need downtime to have a Eureka[1] moment. I see a lot of wasted time spinning wheels on the wrong thing. My wife's job has offices in a bunch of countries. Recently she was talking to someone they borrowed from Europe for a few weeks. They observed that in the U.S. they work many more hours, but take coffee breaks and intermingle work and leisure. They were suggesting they work fewer hours, but are more focused when at work. It's hard to tell, but I'd say their "output" is comparable (maybe an edge to the team in Europe). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word)#Archimedes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word)#Archimedes