Are you working your backside off and never catching up? Sometimes, does it seem like the more you push the less you get done? Then you have discovered the law of diminishing returns!
This law states that at some point of continued investment the value received will begin to decrease. In English please... When you start a task that outcomes are a direct reflection of the amount of effort you put in. But we are human and if we continue work on the task at a machine pace the outcomes will be less significant. In fact, we may start to introduce errors into the task which requires us to go back and fix it. If we keep pushing, little if anything will get accomplished.
So have you caught yourself working late every night at the office but you never ever get through your emails, can't get the reports complete and don't know where to begin writing that proposal? Perhaps you need to realize you are caught in the law of diminishing returns and break the process. Stop working to the point of exhaustion - it isn't doing anybody any good any way. Take that extra hour and nurture the rest of your body. Spend time with friends, family, your hobby, exercise, whatever, just walk away.
Why do that when you have all this work do to? Because we are not machines and we need to balance our lives. Give your brain a break from the grind and your brain will reward you with improved productivity - more efficient, more effective. Overwork your brain and it will grind along with minimal returns. You deserve better - take a break and improve your performance.
Friday, August 31, 2007
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