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How many days a week do I need to work?
With age, we become wiser, but in return we lose the agility and agility that we had in our youth. Reaction speed and ability to focus are lost. The interesting thing is that the more we work, the faster we lose it. This is the conclusion reached by scientists from Melbourne.
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Today's edition. "Site" They will tell you what their research was and How long should a person work?to maintain maximum efficiency.
The experiment, conducted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Sociology, involved about 7 thousand people: men and women aged 40 or more. Volunteers were gathered to find out how productive you can work at this age and how much you can and should work.
Participants in the experiment simulated office activities: they read texts, solved logical problems, and passed attentiveness tests. At first, they did it full-time (60 hours a week). Then the time was reduced to 3 days a week. The results of the experiment surprised everyone.
DepositPhotos found that when working hours were reduced, maximum productivity was achieved. Employees managed to do the same amount of work and coped with tasks even better. In addition, no one overworked, which means that productivity did not suffer.
Scientists say, “Work is a double-edged sword.” On the one hand, it stimulates brain activity, but at the same time, processing can provoke stress and fatigue, which negatively affects the productivity and cognitive abilities of a person.”
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According to scientists, overwork can cause much more harm to brain activity than no work at all. For example, when solving puzzles and crossword puzzles, intellectual stimulation is good and works very well, but if it is too much, the effect is the opposite. As a result, it turns out that the same task takes many times more time.
In many countries, the issue of raising the retirement age is being discussed. This means that people will be forced to work longer. Of course, this decision is neither right nor humane. But if we raise the retirement age, we need to reduce working hours. This will help people maintain their productivity and health longer. We're not robots.
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There is a very fine line between keeping the brain active and overloading it. Excessive loads cause stress, and it entails a lot of other negative consequences. To protect the brain from overload, you need to either work part-time or three days a week. The brain will function as efficiently as possible.
British scientists a few years ago proved that with age, our brains, in fact, dry out. Age-related changes mainly affect the white matter - the processes of neurons that are connected to each other. Scientists from Stanford believe that degradation on average begins in 40 years.
People begin to make decisions and act more slowly, but these decisions are more balanced and thoughtful. It is at this age, thanks to knowledge and experience, people can find the most dexterous and even ingenious solutions. But to do this, they need to work less, because stress will reduce all efforts to zero.
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We understand that this research is difficult to apply in our environment, but remember that your health is the most important thing. If you can reduce the number of working hours, do it!
Pension reform is a nuisance that has affected and discouraged many people. We recently wrote about how to cope with stress and survive pension reform.
In general, stress is the main enemy of our health and longevity! Earlier we shared with you an exercise that helps to get rid of chronic stress and quickly calm down.
Did you like the article? Share it with your friends!
DepositPhotos
Today's edition. "Site" They will tell you what their research was and How long should a person work?to maintain maximum efficiency.
The experiment, conducted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Sociology, involved about 7 thousand people: men and women aged 40 or more. Volunteers were gathered to find out how productive you can work at this age and how much you can and should work.
Participants in the experiment simulated office activities: they read texts, solved logical problems, and passed attentiveness tests. At first, they did it full-time (60 hours a week). Then the time was reduced to 3 days a week. The results of the experiment surprised everyone.
DepositPhotos found that when working hours were reduced, maximum productivity was achieved. Employees managed to do the same amount of work and coped with tasks even better. In addition, no one overworked, which means that productivity did not suffer.
Scientists say, “Work is a double-edged sword.” On the one hand, it stimulates brain activity, but at the same time, processing can provoke stress and fatigue, which negatively affects the productivity and cognitive abilities of a person.”
DepositPhotos
According to scientists, overwork can cause much more harm to brain activity than no work at all. For example, when solving puzzles and crossword puzzles, intellectual stimulation is good and works very well, but if it is too much, the effect is the opposite. As a result, it turns out that the same task takes many times more time.
In many countries, the issue of raising the retirement age is being discussed. This means that people will be forced to work longer. Of course, this decision is neither right nor humane. But if we raise the retirement age, we need to reduce working hours. This will help people maintain their productivity and health longer. We're not robots.
DepositPhotos
There is a very fine line between keeping the brain active and overloading it. Excessive loads cause stress, and it entails a lot of other negative consequences. To protect the brain from overload, you need to either work part-time or three days a week. The brain will function as efficiently as possible.
British scientists a few years ago proved that with age, our brains, in fact, dry out. Age-related changes mainly affect the white matter - the processes of neurons that are connected to each other. Scientists from Stanford believe that degradation on average begins in 40 years.
People begin to make decisions and act more slowly, but these decisions are more balanced and thoughtful. It is at this age, thanks to knowledge and experience, people can find the most dexterous and even ingenious solutions. But to do this, they need to work less, because stress will reduce all efforts to zero.
DepositPhotos
We understand that this research is difficult to apply in our environment, but remember that your health is the most important thing. If you can reduce the number of working hours, do it!
Pension reform is a nuisance that has affected and discouraged many people. We recently wrote about how to cope with stress and survive pension reform.
In general, stress is the main enemy of our health and longevity! Earlier we shared with you an exercise that helps to get rid of chronic stress and quickly calm down.
Did you like the article? Share it with your friends!
