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ktallettyesterday at 8:22 PM4 repliesview on HN

Basically every study shows a four day week works best. The issue is why we never go with what the study shows.


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t-writescodeyesterday at 8:37 PM

Because if we did we’d have universal healthcare, 4 day work weeks, WFH where possible, walkable cities, and a lot more housing, and every single one of those things makes it harder for abusive jobs to control their employees.

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zurferyesterday at 8:53 PM

Naive question but if it works best wouldn't companies that have a four day work week outperform theirs peers and because of that grow faster, and become more common?

I see the opposite in most startups that have a 6 day work week to get ahead of the "slowly moving" 5 day work week competition.

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danielmarkbruceyesterday at 8:49 PM

"study"... The replication crises in science has shown that most studies are total bs. So we probably don't want to go with them.

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cluckindanyesterday at 8:44 PM

By inductive logic, a zero day week works best.