⛏️ Working more is counterproductive

A new road is being built in your local area.

Two construction crews are both working on the same project.

Crew 1: Working 40 hours a week.

Crew 2: Working 60+ hours a week, including overtime.

Who do you think will finish the project first?

If you said Crew 2, you’d be wrong.

Because of the negative productivity costs of overtime, Crew 2 actually finishes the project SLOWER than Crew 1, despite working 50% more hours each week.

This isn’t a hypothetic, but a real study. You can read the full scientific study here.

The same results have been shown with entrepreneurs. It is counterintuitive, but working less helps you to achieve more.

Cutting your work hours is likely to not only make you happier, it will also make you more productive.

Are you working too much? What are you going to do about it?

I shared this in my Work Smart Wednesday newsletter. Want the full set of related insights? You can read them here: https://worksmartwednesday.substack.com/p/work-smart-wednesday-december-13-a95

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