This is How Many Hours You Should Work Every Day

You are not more productive if you work more hours

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What is the optimal number of hours you should work every day? Is there a sweet spot? Is the saying, “work smarter, not harder,” true?

There is a right number of hours you should work every day.

Have you wondered what’s the sweet spot when it comes to hours of work per day?

There’s a wide spectrum of what people work per day or week. Perhaps you have heard about people who take pride in saying they work 70 hours a week. Maybe you hear about people who are working four days a week.

The bottom line is that putting in more hours at work doesn’t necessarily mean you will be more productive. Research demonstrates that productivity per hour declines when you work more than 50 hours a week.

The optimal workday is 7.6 hours. That’s 38 hours a week.

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn, a renowned motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur, and business coach

Research shows that there’s a one-hour difference between the people who felt like they had a lot of time and those who felt time-pressured. Those who had the most time worked 7.6 hours while those who didn’t worked 8.6 hours.