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I agree that working more does not necessarily result in being more productive, but is there anything more specific you can add? Sometimes working more does me
by edmundsauto 6y ago
I agree that working more does not necessarily result in being more productive, but is there anything more specific you can add? Sometimes working more does mean being more productive. Sometimes it results in less output per hour, and depending on that haircut, can net at more or less productivity. Sometimes the working more is a prerequisite to learning something that you can leverage later on.
What was your point in mentioning that to OP? It seems like a bit of an aphorism that doesn't add much to the conversation except to dull GP's point.
- frankydp 6y agowork - "activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result" Parent seems be trying to conflate/dull definitions in support of the efficiency decline curve related to fatigue or the inverse efficiency incline curve related to expertise. Most likely in an effort to negate the value of hard work or working more. Which is generally an argument for expert thought workers that want to think less in exchange for the hard work they already did in learning and keep the same compensation. ie elitism
- edmundsauto 6y agoYour comment would be stronger if it held back the psychological projection of an internet stranger. Ie it reveals more about you than about them or the topic.
- ruph123 6y agoFor example in my country you go to work, eat lunch but you mostly work. In the US what I have experienced is a lot more “living” at the company and everyone stays long but people are not often actually getting work done. But staying late makes you look good. To me: if I go to work for 8h I might have 6 productive hours if even. If I would go to work for 10 hours I might not be much more productive. Problem solving sometimes involves time to come up with a solution from your subconscious (e.g. under the shower)