Creativity is our greatest gift and our greatest contribution. We may attend endless meetings, write emails all-day long, ultimately what we truly contribute is that one great thought or new idea. So, how much brain work, good thinking, should you aim for in one day? What’s your ideal creativity-productivity? Science, as well as the example of many great minds, is pretty clear about that number of hours—and it is not eight, let alone more…
Science determines the ideal number of hours to work (and it’s not eight)
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