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comment by anatomygeek
anatomygeek  ·  3703 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: James Surowiecki: The Cult of Overwork

I personally experienced that working uninterrupted in short productive bursts is way more effective than spending hours idling behind a desk. The stress and the mental drain of long hours and forced social interaction while working results in burn- out, subquality work and too many lost hours.