THE GUARDIAN: How to be more productive at work

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Part of busyness is due to overload and presenteeism; coming to work earlier and staying later and coming in when ill to show commitment in an insecure job market,” says Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Alliance Manchester Business School. The recession has added to this pressure, he suggests, because job cuts in both the private and public sector mean fewer people performing tasks with heavier workloads.