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Most people have working lives spanning decades, so maximizing the output of any one month is generally counterproductive.

However, if you have a well-rested, happy and productive team that has adequate time for leisure and recreation, you can turn up the pace for those exceptional months that are really make or break.

But if you try to get people to run at that pace continuously, you'll get a lot of resignations and a few heart attacks at 50.