The notion of staying longer after work to be more productive is a fallacy that will keep you chasing the clock. To be most productive, you need to leave work on time.
– Jeff Davidson
I agree with Jeff Davidson. Heartily.
Do you?
Are you rolling your eyes saying, “Yeah right!”
Or “My workload’s too big.”
Or, “Hah, are you kidding? My boss will never go for that.”
I’m not saying it’s easy.
But I do believe (actually, I know from experience) that if you set the intention to leave work on time, and create a plan to do so, you will.
Too many of us have been sold a bill of goods that more is more when it comes to work. But that’s been disproven in numerous research studies. Science continues to prove that the more we work, the less work we proportionately get done.
Working too many hours is driven by any number of workplace issues: unclear objectives (i.e. all work is not important), poor decision making skills about time, inability to advocate for oneself in the workplace. You name it.
I urge you, however, to take a different approach, and set an intention to treat this pattern you’ve gotten into, with a new approach.
You’ll see my thoughts on my latest Employee Almanac column for The Daily Muse. Read it here.
Then let me know in the comments below what you’re going to do differently to leave work on time.
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