From Towle:

Americans confuse overworking with doing good work: “We’re screwed up. Somehow we think that work should be weighed by the pound. We have an institutional mentality that eight hours is good, ten hours is better, and twelve hours is best of all.” Are we getting more done? Experts say no. “We have a lot of people who don’t have enough life so they’re doing online shopping and they’re playing games on their computer every time their boss turns their back. As opposed to ‘Here’s a defined amount of work, get it done in whatever time it takes, and if you get it done early, leave’ to the value in the workplace to the people who have the sleeping bag rolled up under their desk.” Listen to the excellent two-minute interview via National Public Radio.

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