[saghm]

> Is a farmer a better farmer because he/she spends hours in the field? Or is the correct measure of a farmer the crops?

At the risk is stating the obvious, crops do not have the ability to notice whether or not the farmer spends time with them. If you think that a child won't notice that one of their parents doesn't spend time with them and will be affected by it, I don't know what to tell you.

[adammarples]

But do they notice the difference between 4 hours and 5 hours? Or are they noticing something else entirely?

[jermberj]

To make the analogy proportional (according to the article), the difference would be something like "do they notice the difference between 1h 40m and 5 hours" (i.e. 3x more). My money would be on yes, they'd very much notice.