Comment on Ask HN: How do you have time for dates and gym when working for a startup? parentComments−yummyfajitas13yI've seen almost no good data on this, but a few suggestions that (at least in construction), the extra hours worked compensate for the lower productivity. You get more done in 60 hours than 40, which certainly fits my experience.http://www.overcomingbias.com/2011/12/construction-peak-60hr...This paper (paywall, sorry) suggests a 10% increase in time worked only reduces productivity by 2.4% (in manufacturing).http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=848285&...The little empirical evidence I've seen suggests the OP will produce more if she works more. This certainly fits my experience.But if anyone has good data sources on knowledge workers, I'd love to see it. There isn't actually much good data out there.
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I've seen almost no good data on this, but a few suggestions that (at least in construction), the extra hours worked compensate for the lower productivity. You get more done in 60 hours than 40, which certainly fits my experience.
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2011/12/construction-peak-60hr...
This paper (paywall, sorry) suggests a 10% increase in time worked only reduces productivity by 2.4% (in manufacturing).
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=848285&...
The little empirical evidence I've seen suggests the OP will produce more if she works more. This certainly fits my experience.
But if anyone has good data sources on knowledge workers, I'd love to see it. There isn't actually much good data out there.