Over on A List Apart, Ryan Carson has an interesting article advocating a four-day working week as the solution to always having too much work to do.
Given that no matter how many hours you spend working there will always be more work to do (especially if you work for yourself and enjoy what you do), it does make a lot of sense to control your working hours to ensure a reasonable life balance.
When I first founded Stairways back in 1995, I worked seven long days a week. It didn‘t really take long to realize that your productivity drops when you work this much. Your brain needs time to recharge, time to think and plan and solve problems, and for the most part it does it better when you‘re not looking. I didn‘t go as far as Ryan, but I did restrict myself to working a more normal 9-6, five day working week and was much better for it.
So whether you take Ryan‘s challenge or not, if you‘re currently working crazy hours (like my brother!), seriously consider restricting yourself to a more sensible work/life balance. No one ever wanted their tombstone to say “He worked a lot”.
Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Permalink. Post a Comment.
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