| Measuring output is hard, so people are emotionally and behaviorally married to the performance art (appearing busy) vs objective measures of output. The only way to show it's possible is through experiments, which have been very successful showing limited reduction in productivity moving to a 4 day work week (which benefits workers by allowing them to live more full lives vs toiling at work an extra unnecessary day per week). Another example is the 900+ school districts in the US that have moved to a four day week, as it is the only way they can retain talent. As with everything, it will come as the population turns over, older workers aging out of power and relevance (either through retirement or death), and younger workers aging in with different ideas of work arrangements. Progress occurs one funeral at a time - Planck https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/companies-around-the-wo... https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/21/four-day-... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-employers-4-day-workwe... https://www.thestar.com/business/could-a-4-day-work-week-wor... https://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211632901/schools-across-the... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-districts-4-day-week-tea... |