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Waking hours, bud. 168 hours in a week. 56 of them, approximately, spent sleeping. 40/112 ("average" fulltime workload) is 36%. Commute adds another 4% on avera
by grumple 7y ago
Waking hours, bud. 168 hours in a week. 56 of them, approximately, spent sleeping. 40/112 ("average" fulltime workload) is 36%. Commute adds another 4% on average. What single activity or type of activity are you doing for 40 hours per week other than working and sleeping?
And in tech and other skilled professions, how many of us go over 40 hours for keeping our skills up? Or for finding new positions? Or for education to enhance our careers? Work is clearly the most significant part of our lives.
- mc32 7y agoIf you’re going to nitpick then one might also concede most people are productive about two hours a day (i.e. “doing work”).
- grumple 7y agoNow we've switched to talking about efficiency. Which is another matter - we spend 40 hours at work for some reason, but most of us don't need that much time to provide enough value to justify our salaries. Seems silly, right?
- ummonk 7y agoWhat does how long you're productive have to do with how much time it takes out of your life?
- rdiddly 7y agoThough of course it would be less than 40 hours if you spend part of it protesting your employer instead of working. Those who work from multiple locations might understand this better, independent consultants maybe best of all: Work is a thing you do, not a place you go.