On: Working fewer hours would make us more productive

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let's start by just cutting aka not doing ALL THE BULLSHIT that is being done. all the needless crap. ding 50% time saved.

"what" you ask? take a serious look at your inbox.

[Scarblac → 345218435]

That bullshit is what we call the economy, much more than 50% of it doesn't need doing. Without a basic income, we need that bullshit though.

[lmm → 345218435]

If you have to have your bum in the seat for 40+ hours/week to get paid, why would you bother? The "bullshit" gives you something to do when you're too tired to be actually productive.

[jerf → 345218435]

If your inbox is full of bullshit, try taking proactive steps to clear it out. If it's a waste of corporate time, you have a basic professional responsibility to do so.

If you fail, it is likely because it wasn't as bullshit as you thought. The cogs may be sexy and obviously doing work, but the grease turns out to be vital too. But my "if" isn't for mere rhetoric... you may well succeed, because bullshit does build up too. The only way to find out is to try. I've had it go both ways.