{"id":353782,"date":"2021-10-16T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/"},"modified":"2021-10-16T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:54:00","slug":"bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"#BookWatch: How to give yourself a four-day workweek: it\u2019s more than just being productive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f58297343f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f58297343f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/#To_do_your_job_more_efficiently_and_effectively_start_by_slowing_down\" >To do your job more efficiently and effectively, start by slowing down<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/#Internal_inclinations\" >Internal inclinations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/#How_to_get_more_done\" >How to get more done<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bookwatch-how-to-give-yourself-a-four-day-workweek-its-more-than-just-being-productive\/#Joe_Sanok\" >Joe Sanok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#BookWatch: How to give yourself a four-day workweek: it\u2019s more than just being productive<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_do_your_job_more_efficiently_and_effectively_start_by_slowing_down\"><\/span>\n  To do your job more efficiently and effectively, start by slowing down<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000440252\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000440252\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       \u201cDo more with less.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWork smarter, not harder.\u201d\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s hustle more and get this done!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> You\u2019ve probably heard this before. The problem with more productivity is that it takes its model from the Industrialists. The Industrialists gave us the 40-hour workweek and treated people like machines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       We no longer believe people are assembly-line machines that will achieve the same result every time. People have nuance, creativity, and adaptability.\u00a0To thrive in this environment, we must first start with our inner world, then slow down to optimize the brain, and lastly focus on how to be more productive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internal_inclinations\"><\/span>Internal inclinations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Your internal world is the first place to start when we talk about productivity. If this is not aligned correctly, then the work we do when we are being productive will not be as effective. <\/p>\n<p>Research shows that leaders possess three top internal inclinations. First is the ability to maintain curiosity and to use this in decision-making. Next is an outsider perspective and seeing things through the lens of people outside of the organization or group. Third is the ability to \u201cmove on it.\u201d For this inclination we are focusing on not being paralyzed by perfection, but instead getting things done.<\/p>\n<p>The first internal inclination focuses on curiosity. When we were kids, everything in the world was new. Effective leaders maintain such curiosity even in the midst of failure. They say, \u201cthat\u2019s interesting\u201d\u00a0 when things don\u2019t go as expected.<\/p>\n<p>The next internal inclination is an outsider perspective. Outsiders have more influence than insiders. Study after study continues to show how someone from outside of a group has more influence statistically than those inside of the group.<\/p>\n<p>The last internal inclination is the ability to act. On one side we have accuracy and on the other side we have speed. In most of life and business, speed matters more than accuracy every time. <\/p>\n<p>Each summer I host an event in Michigan called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slowdownschool.com\" class=\"icon none\">Slow Down School.<\/a> At this event, entrepreneurs gather at Lake Michigan and genuinely slow down for two days. Then  they run hard into their business plan. I have seen people sketch out entire books, launch businesses, buy the website and create an opt-in. The emerging research continues to show that slowing down first is the key to getting more done.<\/p>\n<p>One key element in doing this is to look ahead to the next weekend and \u201cadd one\u201d and \u201cremove one.\u201d In \u201cadd one,\u201d we add something we look forward to. In \u201cremove one,\u201d we choose something to eliminate or cancel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_more_done\"><\/span>How to get more done<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>There are numerous ways to get more done once your brain is optimized.  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/experts.illinois.edu\/en\/publications\/brief-and-rare-mental-breaks-keep-you-focused-deactivation-and-re\" class=\"icon none\">A University of Illinois study<\/a> found benefits from taking a one minute break every 20 minutes. Changing your environment for specific tasks can help you get into a flow faster. For example, change the lighting, your seat position or the music.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:64.42857142857143%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=540&amp;size=1.5533980582524272 540w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=620&amp;size=1.5533980582524272 620w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=639&amp;size=1.5533980582524272 639w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=700&amp;size=1.5533980582524272 700w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=700&amp;size=1.5533980582524272&amp;pixel_ratio=1.5 1050w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=700&amp;size=1.5533980582524272&amp;pixel_ratio=2 1400w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=700&amp;size=1.5533980582524272&amp;pixel_ratio=3 2100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 979px) 620px, (max-width: 1299px) 540px, 700px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-415359?width=700&amp;height=451\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"><span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            HarperCollins Leadership<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       As a society, we have many challenges ahead of us. We need people not to be burned out and stressed out, working at their brightest, most innovative, most productive level. Do you need to have variety or one particular task? As well, you want to know at what time of the day you\u2019re most productive. Understanding how you work best will help you get more done in a shorter time and give you the tools to make Thursday your new Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joe\u00a0Sanok\u00a0is a therapist and author of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thursday-New-Friday-Fewer-Hours\/dp\/1400225981\" class=\"icon none\">\u201cThursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money and Spend Time Doing What You Want\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0He also hosts the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.practiceofthepractice.com\/\" class=\"icon none\">\u201cThe Practice of Practice\u201d<\/a> podcast,\u00a0where he interviews authors, scholars, experts, business leaders and innovators. Follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/JoeSanok\" class=\"icon none\">@JoeSanok<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong> How a \u2018self-nudge\u2019 could help you make better money and life decisions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus: <\/strong>Millions of people earning higher minimum wages can probably thank new Nobel Prize winner David Card<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Joe Sanok\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joe_Sanok\"><\/span>Joe Sanok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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