[HN Gopher] Science confirms what we all suspected: Four-day wee...
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Science confirms what we all suspected: Four-day weeks rule
Author : pseudolus
Score : 49 points
Date : 2025-07-22 18:17 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| ktallett wrote:
| If Science can make those capitalist bosses accept this as fact,
| and actually introduce it, that would be a greater achievement.
| vouaobrasil wrote:
| Darn, it's all rather obvious. Personally, I could never sustain
| a regimented five-day workweek. That just left Saturday to
| decompress, and Sunday to be on the edge for going back. There's
| no time for actual life, especially in North America where people
| typically get shitty amounts of vacation time. Is that life?
|
| Personally, I'd rather be poor, at least defined by modern
| economic standards. And I did choose to be. And after having quit
| my high-paying job, I'm so much happier.
| ericmcer wrote:
| Seriously my job is relatively relaxed, but I am still losing
| my mind because it is just an endless stretch of 5 day weeks
| for... 20 years? The only version of reality where I could
| accept that is if I had kids and family all dependent on my
| work, but without that I am unsure how people aren't filled
| with ennui when they look into that future.
| tayo42 wrote:
| Working from home makes it more bearable. It feels like I use
| my free time to make money instead of going to work. It's not
| like I do hobbies 16 hours a day
|
| I wish the job market was better so I could find a more
| engaging job.
| vouaobrasil wrote:
| Yeah, it's tough to find an engaging job that provides a
| balance because of the insane competition that will only
| get worse due to the increase in efficiency with AI.
| Efficiency up to a point implies comfort, and beyond that
| point implies wage-slavery.
| vouaobrasil wrote:
| Well, I think that's part of the lock-in. Not kids exactly,
| but the fact that society has made raising kids over time a
| hugely expensive activity (whereas once it was not in much
| earlier times). Because in modern society, having a family
| means paying for services to keep them functioning
| (extracurricular activities, romantic vacations for the
| parents, daycare), and that was encouraged by the system not
| because it makes us the most happy, but because it is the
| most efficient for technological innovation.
| Qem wrote:
| > because it is the most efficient for technological
| innovation
|
| Probably more efficient for rentism. See
| https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking
|
| It destroys the very conditions for the next generation of
| scientists being raised.
| sugarplant wrote:
| >The study, reported in Nature Human Behaviour, was designed to
| test the effects of the four-day workweek with no reduction in
| pay.
|
| >The researchers compared work and health-related indicators -
| including burnout, job satisfaction, and mental and physical
| health - before and after the intervention using survey data.
|
| so they surveyed people after having them work less about whether
| or not they liked working less and getting paid the same? wow
| thats pretty compelling stuff there. maybe we could see if a 1
| day work week "RULES" next
| atoav wrote:
| I work 5 days a week and I like my work. But my feeling is that
| it is too much. My job is demanding enough thst I can't really
| do a lot on workdays that isn't work related. On saturday I
| have to do my private shit (cleaning, other chores) which
| leaves sunday for my real interest stuff. On Monday I am rarely
| truly rested.
|
| I am pretty sure that is neither in my, nor my employers
| interest. Since my work quality goes down if I am fatigued. If
| things continue like this I am going into a burn out and then
| good luck to them. A 4-day week would be interesting because
| then I'd have at least a chance to get rest over the weekend.
| jjk166 wrote:
| I think one of the main benefits of a four-day workweek is having
| a regular weekday free, meaning you can easily do errands and
| things without having to take time off work or cut into the
| shared time of the traditional weekend where many things are
| closed and we have so many of our non-work social commitments.
| Were the four-day workweek to be mass adopted, I would hope we as
| a society would be smart enough to not all choose the same four
| days.
| vouaobrasil wrote:
| Yes, it would not be good if the same four days were selected.
| The third day should be free-ranging, because then everyone
| else is out too, which is irritating!
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| Earlier on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44638839
| aeternum wrote:
| I miss the old definition of science
| RandomBacon wrote:
| FAA to Air Traffic Controllers: Constant 6 day workweeks it is
| then. (my opinion, not FAA opinion)
|
| It is cheaper to pay ATC overtime than it is to hire new
| controllers.
|
| I imagine it would be similar in a lot of other industries.
| justonceokay wrote:
| This is in large part because of the overhead of providing
| healthcare for more employees, as it is a fixed per-person cost
| not related to hours worked.
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