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
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, REST, and the four-hour day
One of the central arguments I make in my book REST is that when they have a lot of control over their time, highly accomplished people tend to
How critiques of shorter working hours fall shorter
In the wake of the good news about Iceland’s public sector implementing a shorter workweek, a couple pieces have raised questions about the Iceland experience and 4-day workweek
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
Mark Takano announces 4-day week legislation for the United States
A few days ago I noted that there were a growing number of politicians around the world— in Canada, Chile, Japan, Korea, Scotland, and elsewhere— talking about the benefits
A week of talking about the 4-day week on the radio
Today I was on WAMU news show 1A, talking about (of course) the 4-day week. You can listen here, though the embed might work too: This follows a
Friday roundup: A busy week for the 4-day week
With the launch of the 4-day week campaign here in the US, and the Iceland experiment and implementation getting lots of attention, I’ve been doing a lot of
4-day week commentary around the world
Two more data-points from different parts of the world that move the Overton Window on the 4-day week. First, David Olive, the Toronto Star's business correspondent, writes that
Talking about the 4-day week on RTVI
Wednesday I was on RTVI, a Russian-language network, talking about the 4-day week. I don’t see an embed code, but if you want to brush up on your
The 4-day week on TED Ideas
My latest article about the 4-day week is now out on the TED Ideas Web site. In recent decades, globalization, outsourcing, automation, digitization and, most recently, the rise