Productivity | Consistency over intensity - is this the real secret to success?

The business world is shrouded in ideas about working 'harder' than everyone else in order to be successful. However, notions about what success means and how to achieve it are changing quickly.

Now, employees are recognising that being consistent, as opposed to spending more time on work, can actually lead to the same results without facing burnout or working hard unnecessarily.

Young people and Gen Z are often the stewards of this mentality, recognising that there is a hack to achieving goals without having to compromise on your own physical and mental wellbeing.

One idea in particular is becoming more pronounced on LinkedIn – being consistent with your work over being more intense as a way of achieving the same result. But what does this mean? And is consistency more important than intensity when working?