Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
The 20% Paradox
The 20% paradox is the observation that if you take a knowledge worker who is burnt out or stressed about their work, it's going to be somewhere around 20% too much work. So so the level where if your work is below this volume, it's pretty sustainable. How much work are they doing above that threshold? It's always right around 20%.
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