8 hours of sleep can undo less than 4 hours of problem-solving activity. Our large brains are already consuming too much body resources.
I have CO2 monitor, which I use to estimate is my brain working or not: when I'm working, CO2 level raises quickly above 1000ppm, so I need to ventilate my room often; when I'm idling, e.g. by playing a simple game, CO2 level is at about 740-790ppm without ventilation for whole day.
When I'm returning from work, I see at CO2 monitor that my head is still working. Yes, I'm able to «work» sustainable 4h per day only, but «work related activity» consumes my brain for whole day.
Re:People don't work as much as they say
by potions on Saturday January 29, 2022 @01:07PM
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wow. is this room particularly small?
Does this track w/ respiration rate or heart rate?
I've never thought about this - it seems like it would be hard to measure w/o a more intense face mask vo2 max testing type setup.
My first salaried job was as a salesman; we incurred expenses, which we could claim back. It was explained to us that the system was there to ensure that we weren't out-of-pocket; claims didn't have to actually be true, but you did have to have incurred the expense.
I fairly soon realised that this was a lie; the expenses system was really a salary-augmentation scheme, and you were expected to inflate your claims. Everyone was at it.