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A lot of work, maybe more than any creative work, requires long breaks for the best output to be created. When you're well rested, the work often comes easily a
by zemvpferreira 3y ago
A lot of work, maybe more than any creative work, requires long breaks for the best output to be created. When you're well rested, the work often comes easily and you're hungry from it. When you're tired, it's a slog to get going and you'll procrastinate your time away. The next day is even worse.
I've managed work in software, marketing, robotics and construction. In every field I have had to send people home to rest who were doing more harm than good with their tired decision-making. Doing the work that was set for the day and going home to rest is a great productivity and morale boost, in my opinion.
Individual work capacity varies, but in my experience most people overestimate theirs by a lot.
- j7ake 3y ago> A lot of work, maybe more than any creative work, requires long breaks for the best output to be created. There are many counter examples against this statement. Stephen King writes every day with no breaks, not even on Sundays.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoFirst, best work =/= more work. There are middling returns but you will do more work with more time, at least if you are in execution mode. Second, creatives have to consider the long term as well. Burnout and writer's block are real phenomenon. Lastly, yes. Some people are just built different. Maybe you min max exercise and diet and can operate longer than an equally skilled peer. Maybe you have less family responsibilities and truly enjoy your work. These factors tend to target the average, not the top.
- zemvpferreira 3y agoFrom a recent interview he seems to write 2 to 4 hours per day, every day. That adds up to anywhere between 15 and 30 hours per week. Personal work capacity will vary. Who knows, maybe he'd write better books if he wrote less? We'll likely never know.