Chinese Academy of Social Sciences proposes a 4-day, 36-hour workweek
According to a story in the China Daily, “the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences proposed revising the national work schedule in 2030 to nine hours a day and
Listening to “A 4-Day Week: The Time is Now!” Session at The World Transformed
In September, there was an interesting session on the four-day week at The World Transformed, an event in Liverpool that sounds like a fringe festival paralleling the UK
“We converted 20% less work into 50% more weekend:” Australian company Icelab’s four-day workweek
There’s a classic (classic among grad students, anyway) Matt Groening cartoon about graduate school: At the risk of being the person who reads another book in order to
Adam Smith disliked overwork
https://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/5500538580/in/photolist-9o4Gu5 Adam Smith's tomb, Edinburgh The report from The Mix about its four-day week had a quote from Adam Smith that "the man who works so moderately as
The Mix’s report on four-day weeks
https://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/43507534760/in/datetaken/ One of the places I visited in London during my recent recent trip was The Mix, a research consultancy founded in 2012. Almost exactly a year ago,
The Labour Party talks about four-day weeks
https://flic.kr/p/2c1h4zT The City, from the 6th floor of Shoreditch House While I was in England, interviewing companies about how they implement and manage their four-day weeks, the UK's
The slow but essential work of transcribing interviews
https://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/44401365734/in/album-72157701613811494/ Interviewing Stuart Ralston, owner and head chef at Aizle, Edinburgh The last several days I've been working through the hours of interviews I conducted on the road,
Hello from London, and the world of 4-day workweeks
https://flic.kr/p/2aoDbi8 I’ve been terribly remiss in blogging, because I’ve been on the road since the end of September, appearing at a couple events and doing research for my
“I need you to be great for 48 hours, then I need you to go and forget about this:” Ben Shewry on changing the culture of cooking
Ben Shewry talks with food journalist Lisa Abend at the 2018 MAD symposium about becoming a chef, and fighting back against the culture of overwork and harassment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1S_sD5lZss He starts
Some of the World’s Best Restaurants are Learning to Rest
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-baub6-9a414a Cooking at elite restaurants is one of the most creatively and physically demanding jobs in the world. You're constantly experimenting with new combinations of foods, looking for