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I'd agree with this to an extent. Rather than "4 hours per day" we should rather look at it as a case of "after X units of time, one needs to recharge/rest/brea

by zo1 12y ago

I'd agree with this to an extent. Rather than "4 hours per day" we should rather look at it as a case of "after X units of time, one needs to recharge/rest/break". I often find myself mentally drained after a task, and I just need a few minutes to "recharge". Sure, I can push forward without the break, but I find myself not motivated to do it (and quite drained if I do it multiple times per day). Whereas, if I get a bit of a reprieve, I'm fine with the next task at hand. Not sure if it's like that for anyone else, though. Right now, I'm writing on HN because I'm taking a bit of a break after solving a production issue that was baffling me for the last hour.

sklogic 12y ago
Yes, that's reasonable, schedules may be more complex. This aspect (required rest schedule) was not very well researched. The only data I've got was collected by the IT and engineering companies, and they could only measure working-day-long spans.