It often feels like there are only 3 productive hours in typical American white collar work day.

What if we just cut out the rest?

Edit: Some great responses. So responses must have also been said about the 5 day and 40 hour work weeks.

  • @[email protected]
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    472 months ago

    Then you miss out the unmentioned part of the work - idle thinking. Not only the time spent typing something on the keyboard is work. All the time spent thinking how to solve a problem is also work.

    • onoira [they/them]
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      262 months ago

      All the time spent thinking how to solve a problem is also work.

      try telling that to every manager i’ve ever had.

    • @[email protected]
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      162 months ago

      Walking to get a coffee is when I’ve solved some of the most complex problems in my head. Walking to get a coffee was also one of the few times I’d leave my desk. What even was lunch…

    • @[email protected]
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      52 months ago

      That’s not how my employer measures productivity. They use keystrokes per minute. Gotta get good at idle typing.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      32 months ago

      This is true. I tend to do my best thinking away from work, and not part of my current work time.