Buffer implements a 4-day week
You're probably reading this article thanks to a link I scheduled through Buffer, whose service is great if you have multiple social media accounts. Well, they've just implemented
The Atlantic: Making the case for reopening with a 4-day week
In today's Atlantic I have an essay arguing for reopening businesses on a 4-day week. The argument has two parts. First, offices have proved to be a significant
Penguin Connect: “Could this be the moment when the 9-5 as we know it dies?”
San Francisco in the lockdown I hardly know a writer who isn't either studying life under lockdown, or trying to write something about life after lockdown. Alice Vincent
Chief Learning Officer: Thinking through COVID-19 and the 4-day week
I've been thinking a good bit about the potential impact of COVID-19 (and the next pandemic or global emergency) on the future of work, and particularly whether the
My piece in the Guardian: “It’s time to end 9-5 office hours”
The Guardian (which has been really diligent about beating the drum for the 4-day week) ran an excerpt from SHORTER. They've written about my work in the past, so
My piece in the Wall Street Journal: “employees benefit when companies shorten working hours. But it turns out that companies can benefit, too”
My piece explaining why "Shorter Hours Make Stronger Businesses" is out in the Wall Street Journal. This is one of those short pieces that we ended up spending
A. S. Apothecary’s 4-day week
A. S. Apothecary, a “small batch distillery making natural scents, creams, aromatic waters and balms from flowers, bark, leaves, roots, blossom and moss,” moved to a 4-day workweek
Andrew Barnes: The 4-day week is “a great way to address the big issues facing the world today”
A recent episode of the podcast Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd talked about the 4-day week with Andrew Barnes of Perpetual Guardian, Autonomy
It’s not just humans who benefit from working less
One of the things that everyone I talk to in SHORTER (US|UK) advises is to focus on your core work, and cut down on open-ended or low-margin commitments.
Do shorter workweeks shortchange learning?
Last month I saw a couple article articles that argued that while the 4-day week might be good for workers in the short run, it could have an