Should We Move To A 4-Day Work Week?

Our mindset surrounding work is stuck in the 20th century. With massive improvements in technology and productivity in the last few decades, it's time to reassess what work could look like. Is it time to move to a four day workweek?

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Citations and Further Reading:

Productivity-Pay Gap:
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

Ford’s Five-Day Workweek: https://www.morningbrew.com/sidekick/stories/history-five-day-work-week

Productivity Stats:
https://www.apollotechnical.com/employee-productivity-statistics/

Andrew Barnes on his 4-day workweek:
https://tedxauckland.com/talks/the-four-day-week/

US and Ireland Trials:
https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/report-us-ireland-4-day-workweek-pilot-huge-success.aspx

4-Day Workweek Whitepaper: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b956cbe7bf6f2efd86b04e/t/60c3d8519bc93c7da4823124/1623447637957/Four-Day%2BWeek%2BWhite%2BPaper%2BFebruary%2B2019%2Bfinal.pdf

Commuting Stats:
https://getjerry.com/newsroom/how-american-commute-has-changed-over-past-50-years


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