But his experiments, which he'd been conducting for at least 12 years, showed him clearly that cutting the workday from ten hours to eight hours - and the work week from six days to five days - increased total worker output and reduced production cost. When Henry Ford famously adopted a 40-hour work week in 1926, he was bitterly criticized by members of the National Association of Manufacturers. Indeed the evidence for the 8 hour day, 5 days a week has been around and in practice since 1926: When schedules are tight and budgets are big, is this a risk you can really afford to take? Eventually the odds catch up with you, and catastrophe occurs.
Error rates climb with hours worked and especially with loss of sleep.Multiple consecutive overnighters have a severe cumulative effect.
At 60 hours per week, the loss of productivity caused by working longer hours overwhelms the extra hours worked within a couple of months.What makes us think that our industry is somehow exempt from this rule? Five-day weeks of eight-hour days maximize long-term output in every industry that has been studied over the past century.Productivity is hard to quantify for knowledge workers.After enough hours, productivity approaches zero eventually it becomes negative. Productivity varies over the course of the workday, with the greatest productivity occurring in the first four to six hours.Evan Robinson picks up the mantle with an article for the IGDA on 6 reasons why crunch mode doesn't work: In fact, why do college students always turn in their work so late? I thought college was supposed to prepare you for the real world, not do the exact opposite.In 2004 a blog post of a disgruntled spouse of an employee of an international electronic games company, sparked a mountain of media coverage and on line discussion. Once they're finished, they realized that they have a lot to catch up on.Įvery time I hear the word "crunch time", I'm always reminded of college students scrambling to turn in their papers and projects at the last second. In my opinion, I think the reason why so many students procrastinate on their work is because they're too occupied doing all of the "fun" things. I'm usually one to turn in my assignments a few days early, which my professors take note of. Though this was true to an extent, I also learned that work comes first and friends come last.įebruary 14, - Ha ha, you're not the only one who stays on top of things, although it can definitely be hard to notice when so many unprepared college students are scrambling on and about. Having just come out of high school, I thought I had the freedom of doing whatever I wanted, and that I could hang out with whomever I wanted. I almost learned that the hard way during my freshman year. One thing you'll quickly learn about college is that you can't fall behind, and if you do, it's nearly impossible to catch up. In other words, work is important, but it's always good to keep a balance between that and your friends.įebruary 14, - Ha ha, yeah. You may have heard the phrase "all work and no play makes Jack a a dull boy". Obviously, you shouldn't spend your college life slacking off and partying, but on the other hand, you shouldn't spend countless hours a day working on papers, unless required. February 15, - Though I agree with you, I feel that it's also important to keep a balance between your aspects of college life.
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