158: Working 90-Hour Weeks

158: Working 90-Hour Weeks

From Time and Attention by Chris Bailey

October 28, 2025 · 42 min

About this episode

Chris discusses lessons learned from his experiments of working 90-hour weeks and taking a three-hour afternoon siesta.

On this episode, we chat about lessons learned from two of Chris’s experiments—one to work 90-hour weeks for a month, and another to take a three-hour afternoon siesta for three weeks! Links mentioned in this episode: Chris’s new book: Intentional: How to Finish What You Start ! Chris’s article: 10 huge productivity lessons I learned working 90-hour weeks last month Chris’s article: Productivity Experiment: Should you take a three-hour afternoon siesta? You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Working 90-Hour Weeks appeared first on Chris Bailey .

People in this episode

Host: Chris Bailey

Topics covered

  • productivity
  • work hours
  • experiments
  • siesta
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • 90-hour weeks
  • afternoon siesta
  • productivity lessons
  • experiments
  • self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Intentional: How to Finish What You Start

Books & works: 10 huge productivity lessons I learned working 90-hour weeks last month, Productivity Experiment: Should you take a three-hour afternoon siesta?

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