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For knowledge workers, being 100% productive for 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a lie. I don't think anyone can truly deep focus 8 hours a day without burning

For knowledge workers, being 100% productive for 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a lie. I don't think anyone can truly deep focus 8 hours a day without burning out at some point.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>For knowledge workers, being 100% productive for 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a lie. Of course, but if this is a known fact, why are we still working 5 days a week as the norm and not 4? Clearly inertia is more important to companies and legislators than facts. Or that probably not all jobs are so leisurely and inefficient, that 5 days of actual productivity can be don in less.
- hananova 3y ago
  Many of us only work 5 days a week officially, there's many of us that deliberately and knowingly slack off one day a week. Others will just slow down a little to fill the five days. Yet others will use WFH as an opportunity to do a 4 day work week.
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    > there's many of us that deliberately and knowingly slack off one day a week Many? I doubt it. Maybe many very privileged tech/big-corp workers in developed rich western countries, but globally that's not that many. Your argument is exactly the argument companies use to justify not going 4 days a week. If workers already have it so good that they have free time to slack off one day out of 5 days per week what's to say they also won't slack off for a day at 4 days per week once that becomes the norm? Don't get me wrong I'd be al for it, but your comment proves many already have it so much better even at 5 days/week.
    - bongodongobob 3y ago
      You have a choice. Work at 100%, 60% of the time, or work at 60% 100% of the time. It's not slacking off, it's managing mental health and endurance. You're not at 100% all the time. You're lying to yourself if you think you are. You may be spinning the tires, but the car isn't going as fast as you think it is.

For knowledge workers, being 100% productive for 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a lie. I don't think anyone can truly deep focus 8 hours a day without burning out at some point.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago

>For knowledge workers, being 100% productive for 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a lie. Of course, but if this is a known fact, why are we still working 5 days a week as the norm and not 4? Clearly inertia is more important to companies and legislators than facts. Or that probably not all jobs are so leisurely and inefficient, that 5 days of actual productivity can be don in less.

hananova 3y ago
Many of us only work 5 days a week officially, there's many of us that deliberately and knowingly slack off one day a week. Others will just slow down a little to fill the five days. Yet others will use WFH as an opportunity to do a 4 day work week.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  > there's many of us that deliberately and knowingly slack off one day a week Many? I doubt it. Maybe many very privileged tech/big-corp workers in developed rich western countries, but globally that's not that many. Your argument is exactly the argument companies use to justify not going 4 days a week. If workers already have it so good that they have free time to slack off one day out of 5 days per week what's to say they also won't slack off for a day at 4 days per week once that becomes the norm? Don't get me wrong I'd be al for it, but your comment proves many already have it so much better even at 5 days/week.
  - bongodongobob 3y ago
    You have a choice. Work at 100%, 60% of the time, or work at 60% 100% of the time. It's not slacking off, it's managing mental health and endurance. You're not at 100% all the time. You're lying to yourself if you think you are. You may be spinning the tires, but the car isn't going as fast as you think it is.