> Stanford economist John Pencanvel reviewed World War I-era factory data and more recent literature to conclude that exceeding 50 hours in a week leads to dimi

> Stanford economist John Pencanvel reviewed World War I-era factory data and more recent literature to conclude that exceeding 50 hours in a week leads to diminishing returns Applicability questionable. > exceeding 50 hours in a week ... may actually reduce output > But Musk is smart. He’s not talking about that kind of efficiency. He’s talking about m[in]imizing what he, the man with $24 billion, spends on his own workforce.... [so he'll] try to draw extra work out of you Extra work doesn't make him richer if it results in reduced output. The arguments here are in internal tension.