Hard work. Determination. Grit. Stamina. Drive. No doubt you’ve been taught that cultivating these virtues leads to success, and that seems to make sense on the surface. According to a State of the Workplace Productivity report by Cornerstone, 68 percent of employees surveyed said they felt there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done.
That sense of a time crunch may be a big reason why employees at companies such as Amazon and Google have been so vocal about how 18-hour workdays are normal and necessary to achieve success.
