Overwork Causes Underperformance
05 March 2026

Overwork Causes Underperformance

Joyful Leader

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One of the things my clients and I find when coaching about working less is a subconscious belief that if they work less, they will somehow be worse at their jobs — their brains have linked the quantity of their hours to the quality of their performance.


Today on this podcast, we’re talking about why the exact opposite is true — how overwork actually causes underperformance, and why working less drives up the quality of our work.


Thanks for listening.



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Original music by Amir Sberlo | Never Bored
Photograph by Vivian Johnson
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