At the Y we talk a lot about the need for work re-design, mainly with the goal of supporting more women in to leadership roles, and supporting more men in to caring and domestic roles. Thats why we love this article and the evidence it refers to: Clicking through photos of cute small animals at work? Going on long vacations? Working from home? The scientific observation underlying these nearly-too-good-to-be-true findings is that the brain is a muscle that, like every muscle, tires from repeated stress. Many of us have a cultural image of industriousness that includes first-in-last-out workers, all-nighters, and marathon work sessions. Indeed, there are many perfectly productive people that go to the office early, leave late, and never seem to stop working. But the truth about productivity for the rest of us is that more hours doesnt mean better work. A new experiment suggests the most productive workers work for 52 minutes and then take a 17 minute break. theatlantic/business/archive/2014/09/science-tells-you-how-many-minutes-should-you-take-a-break-for-work-17/380369/
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:08:09 +0000
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