The Cult Of Overwork

We know it’s bad, but we don’t change our ways.

In information that should surprise virtually no one, there is new “research” from Slack API claiming over-work is rampant but also bad. Indeed. It’s noted here:

Half of workers take zero breaks during the day

Here’s the nut:

Those who do take breaks scored 13% higher for productivity than those who don’t — and 62% higher for work-life balance, “highlighting that quality of time spent working is more important than quantity,” the report said, which included responses from over 10,000 workers in the U.S., U.K. Australia, France, Germany and Japan this August and September.

I’d also consider this section to be vaguely interesting:

More than 80% of workers in Slack’s survey said whatever AI tools they are currently using at work…