Do Less, Do More

Many people believe they must do more and more and more and more.

This article argues that there are diminishing returns on this kind of “hamster wheel” idea. In other words, “doing more” doesn’t get you more.

In fact, according to this research, when you push through to the point of losing sleep — either because you’re working when you should be sleeping, or because you’re so worried about whatever is going on that you can’t sleep — you also lose memory.

It actually makes it harder for you to function.

You’re not doing yourself any favors by burning the candle at both ends. Structured breaks within your day, between days (aka, sleep), and in your life (aka, vacations), turn out to be the best long term solution for productivity.

And THAT productivity includes the quantity as well as quality of your work.