“Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labour.”
–Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
Sales history…
The 40-hour work week was established in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (starting as a cap of 44 hours until it locked in at 40 hours in what appears to be 2 years later). It was a factory worker and child labor protection issue rather than a scientific-study-end-all-be-all marker for optimal productivity.
Be sure you’re focusing on how much you can give with your time rather than how little of your time you can give. It’s a better bet for creating value (helping others), success, and ultimately, more fun.
(See what I learned with my 60-hour work week experiment earlier this year.)
(Did you hear about Joe?)
