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Amanda Caswell

I asked ChatGPT to rebuild my workday around the '4-hour rule' — then everything changed

A man sits at the counter top of a coffee shop working on his laptop. In the background, other people are also working. He's wearing headphones to block out distracting sounds to aid concentration.

Most people think getting more done means working longer hours. I used to believe that too. You know, logging on early, stretching my day, trying to squeeze in more. But more hours didn’t make me more productive. If anything, it did the opposite.

That kind of approach leads to burnout, and often worse, it drains your focus during the hours that actually matter. The real shift is working smarter, not longer. And that’s what led me to something called the “4-hour rule,” popularized by Mark Manson.

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