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While writing his autobiography, Henry Ford brought the workweek for his
employees down (сократил) to 40 from 48 after he realized (понял) they were
making too many errors (ошибок).
There's also an Australian study (исследование) from the University of
Melbourne that found (выяснили) people over 40 who work 40 hours per
week are at risk for physical and psychological stress that could potentially
cause cognitive damage.
The researchers (исследователи) who made that discovery (открытие) said
that effect happens when those older than 40 work more than 25 hours per
week. However, working up to that amount increases (увеличивает) positive
mental stimulation.
2. The Extra Work May Not Catch Your Boss's Eye (не бросается вашему
начальнику в глаза): Some people push themselves to work beyond (вне)
their scheduled hours (запланированные часы) because they think their
bosses will see them as more diligent than their colleagues, thereby (таким
образом) increasing (увеличивая) their chances of getting promotions or
excellent performance reviews (отличные результаты работы).
A study conducted (исследование проведённое) at a global strategy
consulting firm (на фирме, консультирующей относительно
международным стратегиям) debunked (развенчали) that theory, though
(всё-таки). It found (выяснилось) that superiors (начальники) did not notice
differences between people who worked more and those who did not.
One employee who did not give his real name discussed being able to work
less and find more time for enjoyable things (более интересных вещей)
without being discovered by his superiors (без того, чтобы его начальники
разоблачили) or demonstrating a detectable drop in performance (видимый
спад в работе).
Even so, the worker's colleagues perceived (воспринимали это, как) that he
put in even more time at the office than they did and praised (хвалили) him
for his potential.
3. Time Spent Versus (по сравнению) Impact Made (результат, который
получился): Some analysts (аналитики) who weigh in (оценивают) about
workers' belief (убеждение) that the length of time spent (сумма
потраченного времени) on a task dictates (определяет) the output point
(конечный результат) out that perhaps (может быть) quality (качество)
should not be the top priority of today's workforce (рабочей силы).
Instead (вместо этого), the overall impact (общий результат) of the work is
a better metric (лучший показатель) to keep in mind (о котором нужно
помнить), whether (если) it's the impact (влияние) on one's company,
community (сообщество) or self-esteem (самооценка).

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