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by mattmanser 2469 days ago
There's tons of evidence that for most people working more than 40 hours actually results in a fall in productivity (that's 9-5).

More hours are for show.

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As I understand it, it's diminishing returns for a while past 40. Putting in more than 40 hours does get more done, just not as much per hour as the earlier hours.
At a point the negative impact takes a toll on your productivity all week long.

We aren't robots. Having a late night today effects my work tomorrow.

Nope, that's wrong. You get falling OVERALL productivity.