Summary of Bruce Daisley's Eat Sleep Work Repeat

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#1 The pressure points of extreme working are also visible in the lives of bankers. By years three and four, their health could be seriously impaired, with workers suffering from diabetes, heart, endocrine, and immune system problems, and even cancer.

#2 The excesses of banking can be seen in a more mundane light through the effects they have on people’s lives. We can see the symptoms of this harm in our own lives, and try to pretend it isn’t happening.

#3 The burnout epidemic is sweeping the world, and it is affecting everyone from bankers to young graduates. The demands on us have changed, and we must adapt to them.

#4 Offices have been decreasing in size for years, and open-plan offices are the reason why. They are cheap to rent, and many believe they promote a more friendly and collaborative work environment. But in reality, they destroy productivity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822523562

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#1

The pressure points of extreme working are also visible in the lives of bankers. By years three and four, their health could be seriously impaired, with workers suffering from diabetes, heart, endocrine, and immune system problems, and even cancer.

#2

The excesses of banking can be seen in a more mundane light through the effects they have on people’s lives. We can see the symptoms of this harm in our own lives, and try to pretend it isn’t happening.

#3

The burnout epidemic is sweeping the world, and it is affecting everyone from bankers to young graduates. The demands on us have changed, and we must adapt to them.

#4

Offices have been decreasing in size for years, and open-plan offices are the reason why. They are cheap to rent, and many believe they promote a more friendly and collaborative work environment. But in reality, they destroy productivity.

#5

The evidence against open plan offices is clear. People in open offices take significantly more sick days than those who work in offices where only a handful of colleagues are nearby.

#6

The fact that we’re always being distracted by email, texts, and social media also makes us feel like we’re not getting any work done.

#7

The flow state is defined by writer and academic Cal Newport as professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capacities to the limit. And he has a practical suggestion for how to achieve it: I’m starting to see more entrepreneurs, he told me, especially CEOs of