回想一下，自己有没有这样的时候：明明一直都在工作，甚至还牺牲了休息、生活、娱乐等时间，但自己的工作效率却并不高，而且还觉得越来越累?其实，总是工作的人，未必就真的会工作。人的精力时间总是有限的，抓住最有效的工作时间才是上乘之选，而非埋头苦干，陷入死循环。

Recently a series of reports appeared online in the United States and the United Kingdom lamenting1 the “lazy French.” A new labor law in France had apparently banned2 organizations from e-mailing their employees after 6 p.m. In fact, it turned out to be more a case of “lazy journalists” than “lazy French”: as The Economist explained, the “law” was not a law at all but a labor agreement aimed at improving health among a specific group of professionals, and there wasn’t even a hard curfew for digital communication.3

Like all myths, however, this one revealed a set of abiding values subscribed to by the folk who perpetuated it.4 Brits and Americans have long suspected that the French (and others) are goofing off while they—the good corporate soldiers—continue to toil away.5 They’re proud about it too. A Gallup poll6, released in May, found that most U.S. workers see their constant connection with office mates as a positive. In the age of the smartphone, there’s no such thing as “downtime,” and we profess to be happier—and more productive—for it.7

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