It was this that revealed the importance of rhythm in the workplace.
It also suggested that the more people someone knew in the office, and the more he interacted with them, the more productive he was. That may sound obvious, but such interactions did not have to be work-related. Apparently irrelevant social chit-chat was equally effective. The effect was also, in the jargon, “non-linear”. In other words a small increase in social cohesiveness led to a huge jump in productivity.
