Stronger By Science[0] recently did a longer piece on caffeine, trying to argue against it (from the perspective of lifters who actually enjoy caffeine as a performance enhancer). You know, scientifically trying to disprove your believes.
TL;DR: Probably mostly harmless in medium quantities, but no real proven long-term benefits. So if you enjoy coffee, just drink in moderation.
Probably they have articles "on the heap" for filling or summer or something, which they are now cranking out for click numbers. Maybe also a bit of chatGPT
I believe your overall statement is true, but that doesn't mean "People don't leave jobs; they leave managers." is wrong.
I have left jobs because I had a shit manager, but he was enabled by a shit company culture.
My teams were mostly great, the tasks were okay.
It might have been time to move on regardless, but the biggest reason was shitty managers and shitty company culture.
I think with WK getting to 1.5k - 2k is possible in 1-2 years if, as OP said, you invest a lot of time every day. I noticed that if I could keep my usual pace every day I would complete it in ~2years. But since I do take breaks, have better and worse days, I am at a 4-5 year pace. I am at level 32 and about 2.5 years in.
I think it's just how the environment is set up. If the company sets you up for success in remote work, there might be some sub-optimal things, but it will work out. (Remember, not everything is perfect in the office as well).
If the company does not accommodate for this properly, then you will fail. Experience will help you compensate for some of these shortcomings, but that will also only go so far.
If you want to become fitter, don't think "I want to lose 10kg of weight", think about finding a sport which you like and healthy food which you enjoy eating.
Your belly might not disappear 100%, but you will feel better, and you are in for the long run.
There is research on this, and basically people have gone from a model of concentric circles to a model of connected island.
What does this mean?
Back in the day, you explored the area around yourself by foot or bike. Your model of your surroundings grew in concentric circles, which included more and more places of interest. Your friend's house, school, the library, and so on.
Nowadays, you drive everywhere, by train or car, and it is like warping to that location. The way is just a wait, which you spend on your phone, or sometimes driving (but really (auto-)piloted by your navigation system).
Reminds me of the documentary of how the wah-wah pedal was invented.
Apparently Warwick Electronics told one engineer to swap out an On/Off switch with a turn knob because these cost 0.25$ per piece instead of 1$. Which was huge savings in the 60s.
While experimenting, the engineer, who was also a guitarist, found that it sounds really cool to play while you turn the knob.
The director wanted to sell these knobs to jazz orchestras and big bands for the trumpeters, but the engineer was like "Hold on a second, I think we can put this in a pedal and make it a guitar thing".
If your employer chooses Rufbereitschaft as their on-call mode, then that means it all adds to your working time, and you can't exceed 10hours a day. Having a 2hour incident means no more overtime allowed. Additionally, they need to clock your work during each incident. Lastly, if you have an incident outside of working hours, you are not allowed to pick up work again for another 11 hours, unless it's another incident.
No, it does. Because whenever you have to be "ready" for work, it counts as work.
>Bereitschaftsdienst
Beschäftigte im Bereitschaftsdienst halten sich in der Regel im Unternehmen oder in unmittelbarer Nähe auf, damit sie die Arbeit bei Bedarf sofort bzw. zumindest zeitnah aufnehmen können. Ein typisches Beispiel sind Feuerwehrangestellte, die auf der Wache die Nacht verbringen, aber dort schlafen können. Bereitschaftsdienst gilt in vollem Umfang als Arbeitszeit und muss daher bei der täglichen und wöchentlichen Arbeitszeit voll berücksichtigt werden.
Die Vergütung des Bereitschaftsdienstes richtet sich nach dem jeweiligen Arbeitsvertrag, beziehungsweise gültigem Tarifvertrag oder Betriebs/Dienstvereinbarung.
>Arbeitsbereitschaft
Bei der Arbeitsbereitschaft sind die betreffenden Beschäftigten im Zustand „wacher Achtsamkeit im Zustande der Entspannung“ am Arbeitsplatz anwesend. Sie sind jederzeit einsatzbereit. Ein Beispiel könnte eine Beschäftigte in einem Elektrizitätswerk sein, die beim Piepsen eines Überwachungsmonitors sofort aktiv werden muss, über längere Phasen aber keine Aufgaben zu erledigen hat. Arbeitsbereitschaft ist Arbeitszeit und muss im vollen Umfang auf die tägliche und wöchentliche Arbeitszeit angerechnet werden.
>Die Vergütung richtet sich auch hier nach dem jeweiligen Arbeitsvertrag, beziehungsweise gültigem Tarifvertrag oder Betriebs/Dienstvereinbarung.
To add to this: If your boss calls you when you are on vacation, you get that full vacation day back. If your boss asks you to be ready in case he might call during your vacation, you also get those vacation days back.
Courts ruled that when you are on-call, they have to pay at least minimum wage for every hour you are on-call. Additionally, you get tax benefits for working night and Sunday, which your employer has to declare.
That's why you earn so much more during on-call in Germany
> Other nations would do well to follow Japan’s lead [...]. This policy appropriately places the responsibility for this healthcare decision with the individual or family.
TL;DR: Probably mostly harmless in medium quantities, but no real proven long-term benefits. So if you enjoy coffee, just drink in moderation.
[0] - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/pros-cons-caffeine/