Nudge

#21: The science behind improving your productivity

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Jan 28, 2020
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INSIGHT

Workday Has Grown, Burnout Followed

  • The average working day rose from 7.5 to 9.5 hours, increasing identity and energy toll.
  • Bruce Daisley links longer days to widespread burnout and reduced creative detachment.
INSIGHT

Open-Plan Offices Increase Interruptions

  • Open-plan layouts raise interruptions and push people into mild anxiety.
  • Bruce Daisley says they increase email use and reduce real collaboration.
ANECDOTE

Design Chance Encounters Intentionally

  • Steve Jobs designed Pixar with a single set of bathrooms to force chance encounters.
  • Bruce Daisley contrasts that purposeful design with open-plan offices that simply increase distraction.
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