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For creative types, any more than about 4 hours a day actually reduces productivity.

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Dec 23, 2019

Friendly reminder: Rest is not a reward for hard work, but a critical component to working hard. Mark it as a timepoint in your protocol or appointment in your calendar if necessary. Rest. Recreate. Spend time with loved ones.

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A lot of writers (and others) seem to do shorter sprints of working absolutely ridiculous hours, though. Obviously this is not sustainable, but is there something to it as an occasional gambit?

1:14 AM · Dec 24, 2019Twitter Web App

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seems to work occasionally. Even most of those who do it don't do it routinely. But I suspect the hours/day still averages out. But you've read Rest, you know the data.

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When I'm within spitting distance of being able to call something done, I will erupt into a frenzy. Until then, it gets normal shifts of time because burnout is real.