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Here are my thoughts on rest and productivity.
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- If I work those extra 4 hours, would I get more work done giving 4 more hours?
- If my work output drops to such a low point, my answer would probably be no because it would not only decrease during those 4 hours, but then the next day I would not have recovered and then my starting point of output per unit of time would drop.
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Abschnitt 1 Rest is productive if it increases your work per unit of time over an extended horizon.
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0:00Rest is productive if it increases your work per unit of time over an extended horizon. If I sleep 8 hours a day and I watch Netflix for 4 hours a day, but that allows me to work 12 hours a day straight, then those 4 hours where I watch Netflix are productive in that the other 12 hours, my total increase in output goes up. If I work those extra 4 hours, would I get more work done giving 4 more hours? If my work output drops to such a low point, my answer would probably be no because it would not only decrease during those 4 hours, but then the next day I would not have recovered and then my starting point of output per unit of time would drop. So, …