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It certainly does have a level of correlation. The less time you spend "at work" (for whatever definition you care, including work from home/the moon) the less
by burnte 9y ago
It certainly does have a level of correlation. The less time you spend "at work" (for whatever definition you care, including work from home/the moon) the less work you get done. Now, no, that doesn't translate to a perfect linear growth rate where working 20 hours a day is twice as good as 10 hours a day, there is a limit you can push people. People need vacation and time away. However, it's a rock star who can be as/more productive in three days a week than a similar guy working 5 days a week most weeks. I'll even grant some people can cram for three days a week and be as productive as a 5d/8h guy, but in the end you still need to put in the hours.
Note, this comment doesn't allow for absurd comparisons such as "Forrest Gump coding 8 days a week will never match Donald Knuth coding 1 hour a month" or whatever. Ass comparisons should use reasonable definitions.
- lstyls 9y agoNot sure what an "ass comparison" is. I didn't argue that there isn't a correlation (never used that word) but correlation != causation. In case it's not clear, I really doubt that Twitter being an also ran has to do with a culture of laziness. If anything my impression was that they overengineered without making any real product changes.
- lmm 9y agoI think the breakeven point is much earlier than you suggest. I'd guess something like 28 hours/week is peak productivity; more than that and you're spending more effort on looking productive and being in the office and getting less done.