Lexi Schubert
@schubertlexi.bsky.social
Postdoc at CEGA at UC Berkeley. Researching poverty, physical & mental health.
UVA '17 | UZH '25
lexischubert.github.io
UVA '17 | UZH '25
lexischubert.github.io
Thank you for sharing your paper, Davide! That sounds very related! Will check it out to see if that can help with the "black box" around fatigue and rest
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Thank you for sharing your paper, Davide! That sounds very related! Will check it out to see if that can help with the "black box" around fatigue and rest
And with that: take a [restorative] break! So you can get back refreshed to that pile of papers on your desk.
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
And with that: take a [restorative] break! So you can get back refreshed to that pile of papers on your desk.
Implications?
If this holds across settings, workers are leaving money on the table: enjoy your break AND earn your income, too.
Aka there is no trade off.
And in our study, we can’t even capture any long-term health costs from overworking e.g., burnout
If this holds across settings, workers are leaving money on the table: enjoy your break AND earn your income, too.
Aka there is no trade off.
And in our study, we can’t even capture any long-term health costs from overworking e.g., burnout
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Implications?
If this holds across settings, workers are leaving money on the table: enjoy your break AND earn your income, too.
Aka there is no trade off.
And in our study, we can’t even capture any long-term health costs from overworking e.g., burnout
If this holds across settings, workers are leaving money on the table: enjoy your break AND earn your income, too.
Aka there is no trade off.
And in our study, we can’t even capture any long-term health costs from overworking e.g., burnout
Limitations? Plenty!
What happens to demand if the task isn’t tiring? Is it task-switching or task-pausing? What if the break content changes? What if the compensation structure changes? Do people learn with experience? What if you add a boss?
Lots of open questions for the future!
What happens to demand if the task isn’t tiring? Is it task-switching or task-pausing? What if the break content changes? What if the compensation structure changes? Do people learn with experience? What if you add a boss?
Lots of open questions for the future!
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Limitations? Plenty!
What happens to demand if the task isn’t tiring? Is it task-switching or task-pausing? What if the break content changes? What if the compensation structure changes? Do people learn with experience? What if you add a boss?
Lots of open questions for the future!
What happens to demand if the task isn’t tiring? Is it task-switching or task-pausing? What if the break content changes? What if the compensation structure changes? Do people learn with experience? What if you add a boss?
Lots of open questions for the future!
How?
(1) Mentally fatiguing task, gig economy type set up, restorative audio script break
(2) Design allows us to link demand and returns at the individual level
Why Experiment?
B/c real world evidence on rest take up is confounded by concerns like wanting your manager to think well of you
(1) Mentally fatiguing task, gig economy type set up, restorative audio script break
(2) Design allows us to link demand and returns at the individual level
Why Experiment?
B/c real world evidence on rest take up is confounded by concerns like wanting your manager to think well of you
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
How?
(1) Mentally fatiguing task, gig economy type set up, restorative audio script break
(2) Design allows us to link demand and returns at the individual level
Why Experiment?
B/c real world evidence on rest take up is confounded by concerns like wanting your manager to think well of you
(1) Mentally fatiguing task, gig economy type set up, restorative audio script break
(2) Design allows us to link demand and returns at the individual level
Why Experiment?
B/c real world evidence on rest take up is confounded by concerns like wanting your manager to think well of you
What We Find?
#1: On avg breaks boost productivity by 23%. That’s enough to compensate for lost time.
#2: Only 19% of workers choose to take a break. We find no evidence of selection on returns.
#3: Workers underestimate the financial returns to rest.
#1: On avg breaks boost productivity by 23%. That’s enough to compensate for lost time.
#2: Only 19% of workers choose to take a break. We find no evidence of selection on returns.
#3: Workers underestimate the financial returns to rest.
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
What We Find?
#1: On avg breaks boost productivity by 23%. That’s enough to compensate for lost time.
#2: Only 19% of workers choose to take a break. We find no evidence of selection on returns.
#3: Workers underestimate the financial returns to rest.
#1: On avg breaks boost productivity by 23%. That’s enough to compensate for lost time.
#2: Only 19% of workers choose to take a break. We find no evidence of selection on returns.
#3: Workers underestimate the financial returns to rest.
What We Do?
At a high level: Online work experiment in South Africa where we match returns for rest with demand for rest.
For details: check out the paper!
At a high level: Online work experiment in South Africa where we match returns for rest with demand for rest.
For details: check out the paper!
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
What We Do?
At a high level: Online work experiment in South Africa where we match returns for rest with demand for rest.
For details: check out the paper!
At a high level: Online work experiment in South Africa where we match returns for rest with demand for rest.
For details: check out the paper!