[solidsnack9000]

I suspect what happens in software is as you go from 40 to 50 hours there is a modest bump, which plateaus as people fatigue. They ratchet effort downward to handle being on deck for 50 instead of 40 hours. Reading Reddit and watching the proverbial GIFs.

Now in this situation one can try to get that bump again by going to 60 instead of 50. Or one can reduce hours from 50 to 40 and suffer (in the short term) a negative bump with the idea that it will bounce back. Given that the short term bump is immediate, and the readjustment takes some time to make itself shown; and given that short term results dominate ones thinking, we can see how one will continue to choose longer and longer hours.

[pdimitar]

What's your point here?

[solidsnack9000]

Maybe you could ask a more specific question? Since this question is so general, I fear I will more or less repeat myself and we will find ourselves in the same situation.

[pdimitar]

Well, I was wondering if your previous comment actually defended a position or not. I was unable to decipher if you claim a number of optimal work hours for yourself -- or in general.