Work less, do more

Lately I have noticed a lot of my peers boasting about the number of hours per week they work or the amount of time they spend in their respective offices. I've also noticed bosses and managers encouraging and sometimes demanding their employees to stay in the office late into the evening. I'm not a fan. I think companies need to start developing different metrics to reward individual performance rather than hours spent working. One's promotions or praise shouldn't be given based on the pure number of hours spent sitting in a room. Managers should be giving their employees tangible metrics and goals on which to deliver and then rewarding those people for results produced. 

Luckily I work by myself and for myself, so I'm able to determine what is considered a solid day's work and when I can shut down my computer for the evening. I've actually learned I'm most productive at around 40 hours of work a week--more than that and my productivity actually plateaus. I'm also most productive with about eight or so hours of sleep. There's an article that was just written in the Washington Post that I think actually covers most of this.