Forty hours of thinking about work—at least, and likely more. After engaging in deep work, you feel satisfied and proud. I'm not even saying you should never waste time on social media. Some administrative work is completely necessary in even the most creative and self-directed jobs, and social media is fun as long as it's not taking over your life. So why not just do your deep work, dip a toe in the most necessary administrative stuff, and then be done?
For me, five hours is the ideal creative workday. To support this new approach, [the head of the company] has employees leave their phones in their bags at the office and blocks access to social media on the company network.
Strict rules reduce time spent in meetings most of which are now limited to 15 minutes or less. I also wonder how the employees feel about the rules. Do they have the space to get to know their colleagues well enough to feel connected to them, or is everybody just nodding at each other in between bouts of deep work? I would hate to work in an office where my colleagues felt like strangers, no matter how few times I was required to check my email.
This PolitiFact article serves as a nice primer. In , as many history scholars know, Henry Ford — possibly influenced by US labor unions — instituted an eight-hour work day for some of his employees. Prior to the 8-hour work day, many Americans — who worked primarily in manufacturing and industrial capacities — would routinely clock or even hour days.
Even if they were able to notch hour workweeks, it was only a matter of time before their bodies would break down physically. By and large, the eight-hour work day was created to protect workers who held jobs brought about by the industrial revolution.
Probably not. Work has changed incredibly over the last century. In fields like finance and consulting, some workers may only be pretending to work hour weeks, a recent study suggests.
In general, research suggests that we can handle working hour weeks for three weeks — after that, we become less productive.
For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. In , the National Labor Union which is now defunct asked Congress to pass a law to mandate an eight-hour workday.
While the measure failed to pass in Congress, it was the beginning of the end for unchecked labor. It was not uncommon for workers to work 12 to 14 hours days, six days per week. Although the Illinois Legislature passed a law to limit workdays to eight hours per day in , it included a loophole to contract with employees for longer working hours.
On May 1, , a large strike erupted. In , President Grant declared that all government workers would be guaranteed an eight-hour workday. He declared it by proclamation. In , United Mine Workers won the fight for an eight-hour workday. By , the printing industry made it common practice.
Labor really got its break in Ford Motor created the hour workweek eight hours per day, five days per week for Ford's workforce.
Of the new plan, Henry Ford wrote, "It is high time to rid ourselves of the notion that leisure for workmen is either lost time or a class privilege. It limited the workweek to 44 hours 8. It was amended on June 26, , to our now standard hour workweek or 8 hours per day. It should be no surprise that our economy has shifted significantly in the last 75 years. We have moved from a primarily labor-based or manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.
For decades we have been told that the work required to manufacture something is beneath us. We have been told that going to college is the only thing we should consider and if we don't, our life isn't worth living too heavy-handed? Because of our mental shift from the manufacturing-based economy, we have been fooled to believe that the only appropriate approach is to pay for everyone's education so they can get better jobs. Some have considered college a hoax. In fact, this shift from the trades has prompted organizations like mikeroweWORKS Foundation to help more people return to the trades but that's a different discussion.
While I value education significantly having an IT management degree and a Master in Business Administration , I recognize that not only has this shift left a void in how our economy is run, it's also caused an enormous shift in the way we work. It has even caused a shift in the way we might want to work. Now, before you think I just hate it because I'm evil, I hate it all from a worker's perspective. When I was 12, I started a paper-route. I wanted to make money.
I was willing to work hard for that.
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