An Academic’s Introduction to Trade Press Writing: How and Why
I'm doing a free workshop on October 22 about trade press writing for academics. All are invited! This builds on some of my earlier writing about writing for
Reflections on AI systems, tools, and the 4-day week
One of the things I've seen while working on and studying the 4-day week movement is that different topics get hot for a while. This season, it's been
“I was also building a completely new frame of reference from the moment I first asked myself whether there might be an alternative to a 5 day week” Gallery“I was also building a completely new frame of reference from the moment I first asked myself whether there might be an alternative to a 5 day week”
“I was also building a completely new frame of reference from the moment I first asked myself whether there might be an alternative to a 5 day week”
British lawyer Emma Haywood has an essay about "The 4 day mindset: Why a 4 day week is more than just an alternative working schedule" that is really
Shorter workweek and Singapore
A new episode of the Singapore Straits Times' Work Talk Podcast takes on the 4-day week. I talk about it along with "Ms Louisa Lee, CEO of DP
How to convince your boss to trial a 4-day week
I forgot to post about this when it came out a few weeks ago, but MSNBC ran a piece about "how to convince your boss to trial a
Emma Lewzey and Blue Sky Philanthropy on the 4-day week
Emma Lewzey at Blue Sky Philanthropy did a Facebook Live presentation about the 4-day week. Despite my comments (which I don't think are visible in the video), she
The Psyche Guide on “How To Rest Well”
The online magazine Psyche has just published my essay explaining “How To Rest Well.” Downtime is undervalued in today’s busy, always-on world. But for most of human history,
Dealbook on the 4-day workweek
In the New York Times Dealbook, Kevin Delaney asks, “Is the Four-Day Workweek Finally Within Our Grasp?” Driven by the flexible work arrangements and bonus days off that
Designing days to boost creativity: Getting work, chronotypes, and organizations in sync
Anja Svetina Nabergoj, a design thinking and creativity researcher based in Slovenia, writes about how a better understanding your chronotype and help you design better work routines: If
“If you want to move to a 32h week and still be successful, you’ll have to master one thing first:” Wildbit’s 4-day week
Wildbit is a Philadelphia-based software firm that implemented that a 4-day week in 2017; it's one of the companies I talk about in SHORTER, after I spent some