"But now, more than ever, is when we need to be working harder to get back to where we were before." the question is whether working more really leads to worki

"But now, more than ever, is when we need to be working harder to get back to where we were before." the question is whether working more really leads to working harder and more output. From what I see most people just go through the motion after a certain amount of work per week. They look busy and feel busy but I am not sure the output is there. I personally I am most productive if I work around 32 hours per week with some spurts of much more work in between.