Speaker 2
One of the things that I'm still, I mean, I think it's so important, but still so hard for people to wrap their heads around, is this idea that, you know, we should not really work more than 50 hours a week. Really, that is sort of the, more or less, the maximum limit, maybe a few more. But that's, you've got to basically be disciplined about putting a limit on it. And in fact, that based on all your research, the highest performers are people who don't work that much more than 50 hours a
Speaker 1
week. I think it is very hard for people to wrap their head around that idea. Yeah. But here's the question. The question is not how many hours should our can I work. It is, if I have 50 hours, you put that constraint on yourself. The question is, how do I spend the 50 hours? Do I spend it in the best way possible? Putting that constraint is actually liberating. Because it forces you to do less, it forces you to focus on purpose and passion. It forces you to have the right kind of meetings. It forces you to spend the time that you have in the best possible way, as opposed to be doing how many hours can I be awake and work. And I think you'll have a better life. And that's the last chapter of great at work. People who are actually able to do this, they have better work-life balance, they're more satisfied in their job and they're lower burnout. And that's a great way to work and live.
Speaker 2
That's Morton Hanson, author of the book, Great at Work. How top performers do less or better and achieve more. And his first book on team building and cooperative innovation, it's called collaboration. How leaders avoid the traps, build common ground, and reap big results. Hey, thanks for listening to the show this week. The music for this episode was composed and performed by Drop Electric. I'm Guy Raz, and you've been listening to Wisdom from the Top, from Luminary, and Built-It Productions.
