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This isn’t true and there’s no evidence of it being true. Total productivity doesn’t drop as a function of hours worked until somewhere between 40 and 60 hours
by barry-cotter 8y ago
This isn’t true and there’s no evidence of it being true. Total productivity doesn’t drop as a function of hours worked until somewhere between 40 and 60 hours a week[1]. We know that creativity is more or less constant in individuals so those who produce more do more good work[2].
[1]http://ftp.iza.org/dp8129.pdf http://ftp.iza.org/dp8129.pdf
The Productivity of Working Hours, John Pencavel
[2]https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/abb5/02a8b01b50790a44cf5438f01f9f5ac9bf42.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/abb5/02a8b01b50790a44cf5438...
Creative productivity: A predictive and explanatory model of career trajectories and landmarks.
Dean Keith Simonton
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https://jamesclear.com/equal-odds https://jamesclear.com/equal-odds