Friday #dayweekly roundup, 14 January 2022
Here are the companies that have announced moves to a 4-day week (or back from it, in a couple cases) this week. (You can read the previous post
The Four-Day Week: 2022 Annual Report is out now
My book SHORTER came out in 2020, and in the last two years a lot has happened in the world (no surprise!) and with the global 4-day week
Alter Endeavors Digital Creative and SHORTER
In a LinkedIn post announcing their move to a 4-day week, Alter Endeavors Digital Creative COO Teylor Schiefelbein talks about giving out copies of Shorter to everyone as part of its
Friday #4dayweekly roundup, January 7 2022
There are now so many companies starting 4-day week trials or adoptions, it's necessary for me to start regularly sweeping the news, social media, and LinkedIn for announcements.
The shorter workweek in the UAE
Drawing from the Gulf News version of my op-ed A few days ago, the UAE announced that it was making two big changes to its workweek in 2022.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus gets behind the 4-day week
Earlier this year California Rep. Mark Takano introduced a bill to shorten the workweek in the United States to 32 hours. Now, it’s getting some support from the
CNBC on the 4-day workweek
This past Friday December 10, I talked about the 4-day workweek on The News with Shepard Smith. The segment looks and sounds great, thanks largely to the efforts
Talking about the 4-day week on Market Watch “Best New Ideas in Money”
Stephanie Kelton takes a deep dive into the 4-day week on the December 9 episode of Best New Ideas in Money, and I’m one of the talking heads
Nigerian state government announces a 4-day week
A number of governments have experimented with 4-day weeks and work-from home plans. Mainly these have been in the US and Europe, but the Nigerian state of Kaduna
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,