A Seattle-based writer and documentary producer, De Graaf is one of the leaders of a loosely connected group of social activists who believe Americans work too much. To dramatize the point, De Graaf and others are organizing an Oct. 24 event called "Take Back Your Time Day."
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But even in this much-touted economic slowdown, Americans are more likely in a position to complain about working too hard than not at all. ... But partly because of the comparatively high number of hours Americans work, the report found that France and Belgium edged out the United States in productivity per hour.
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Home is home, work is work, ... Bet the missus doesn't like that much, either. A third said they found it more difficult to get their point across through electronic means than conversation. So next time you tell her you love her and want her, it may be a good idea to use your voice box instead of ... News Tags: Yahoo, Americans,
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The National Sleep Foundation said Americans are not getting enough rest and work may be getting in the way. ... The National Sleep Foundation said on average the workday begins at 5:35 a.m., and many spend just over two hours at home before going to work, a commute, which takes an average 47 minutes.
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Jack, given the number and size of your posts, one has to wonder if you aren’t spending too much time being a blogger, and neglecting the rest of ... Anyway, it’s not true that Americans work harder. Studies show we are much less efficient than the French, for instance. We don’t work harder, just longer and dumber.
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Americans work longest hours among industrialized countries, Japanese second longest. Europeans work less Time, but register faster productivity gains. ... Workers in the United Kingdom, putting in 1,731 hours annually in 1997, appear to have neither gained nor lost much free time since 1980 when they worked 1,775 hours.
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Europeans over age 55 are only half as likely to have the kinds of chronic diseases from which many Americans suffer, including heart disease and hypertension. "We are by far the least healthy nation (among industrialized nations) and we spend twice as much on health care," he said. ... Our children are paying a price, too.
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A Latino Blog Born Out Of Underrepresentation ... Our mythology claims the work ethic makes America great, but does it? We have the highest productivity in the world because we work more overtime -- 40 percent of Americans work 50 hours a week and some workweeks typically run 60 to 70 hours.
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Home > Publications > Healthwire > Issues > 1999 November-December > Americans work too much; Americans work too much ... Give us a break; Three ways to restrict mandatory overtime; Americans work too much; One nurse's story;
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Jun 7, 2006 ... Do we Americans work too much? I found this extremely interesting article about the work habits of Americans and thought I would share it. ...
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