Less is better: scientists advise working only three days a week

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A group of scientists from the University of Melbourne in Australia and Keio University of Japan marked the boundary after which the human brain ceases to cope with the workload.

Workers older than 40 years show the best results when they work no more than 3 days per week, according to a study in which about 3000 men and 3500 women older than 40 years took part.

Scientists have found that in part-time work and in the absence of overwork and stress, the experiment participants who worked 25 hours per week demonstrated the greatest performance.

According to the study, the cognitive abilities of those who work around 60 hours per week are lower than those of unemployed peers.

The participants in the experiment were asked to read the texts aloud, repeat the sequence of numbers from the end to the beginning, and perform similar tasks for a given period of time.

“Work can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it stimulates brain activity, but at the same time, overwork and certain types of tasks can provoke overwork and stress, which, in turn, can negatively affect cognitive abilities,” the study says.

According to Professor of Economics at the University, Keio Colin Mackenzie, refining can do much more harm to brain activity than the lack of work at all.

The authors of the study emphasize that these findings are very important in conditions when in many countries a decision is made to raise the retirement age.

Professor of Economics at Lancaster University Geraint Jones emphasizes that the study concerns only employees older than 40 years.

At the same time, according to him, it cannot be concluded that these conclusions are unfair for employees of other age groups.

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