If you were to look closely and dissect productivity levels throughout the eight-hour workday, you would uncover the corporate facade that workers appear busy, but are not actually doing meaningful work for eight consecutive hours. In a recent Blind poll, nearly 45% of tech workers said they spend four hours or fewer on “focused work”—uninterrupted time spent in a flow state, concentrating on high-priority tasks. Twenty-five percent of respondents said they worked eight hours or more per day. Some professionals said mental strain diminishes their output, while others said low-value tasks, like administrative work, meetings and other menial activities, detract from their productivity. In March, Keith Rabois, a general partner at Founders Fund, known for his big wins in investing in PayPal, LinkedIn and SquareSQ 0.0% at early-stage investment rounds, called out the "fake work" culture at tech companies. Rabois asked, “What do these people actually do?”And then followed up with an answer to his own question, stating, “They go to meetings." This begs the question: where does real worker value lie—the hours spent physically sitting at their desks or in their actual output and results? Is the goal for them to show how steadfastly they can work all day, or is it the completion of high-value activities? Low-Value Tasks And Distractions Let’s be real. The long days at the office do not promote efficiency and effectiveness. We’ve all been there. You are in the flow and getting things done. Then, you are hit with a barrage of interruptions. It's hard to get back to where you were. This daily nuisance is a colossal waste of time and energy. Unnecessary meetings often conflict with actually getting assignments completed. Employees have to prepare for one meeting while being stuck in another without a sufficient amount of focus time. This leads to unproductive behaviors, which drag everyone down... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/06/14/can-you-be-productive-working-only-45-of-the-day/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainTwitter&utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&sh=260695af1b54 —Jack Kelly, TC $500k++ #tech
I already work 25%
"But this painting only took you five minutes!"
What is your role? How are you making 500k?
I work 25%-50% of ten hours each day with a high focus and chill out the rest and am very productive. Tc 200k fully remote
Working 11hrs per day is 45% of the day. I guess you could be productive if you did that.
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