"Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg of leaving work at 5:30," CNN applauded in a recent headline. That's just one of many headlines congratulating the chief operating officer at Facebook for leaving work at a reasonable hour to spend time with her kids. During our most recent episode of Work Flow, Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran shared her weekday ritual of turning off her phone from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. to focus on her family. For a few years now, author Tim Ferriss has teased us with the the 4-hour fantasy--the 4-hour work week and the 4-hour body--with "Superhuman" recipes for outsourcing your life and achieving a sexy shape.
As I look toward my own professional networks, I see an opposite trend. From work days that end at midnight to 60-hour work weeks, the winning recipe for many workers is, well, a lot of hard work. There are few shortcuts, even fewer opportunities to work less, and, unless you're the boss, turning off for long periods isn't always well-received.
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