After six months, the employees who participated in ROWE reported reduced work-family conflict and a better sense of control of their time, and they were getting a full hour of extra sleep each night.

Roughly half of the study subjects didn't work overtime. But 21 percent worked one extra hour, 15 percent worked two extra hours, and 10 percent worked three hours or more extra per day.

It's amazing what you can do with an extra hour a day, especially when you use it productively to work towards your dreams.