I like the idea of the 4-day work week, but this post is actually a quite separate argument.
The 4DWW idea is: work less, and you’ll be happier as a direct consequence.
The argument in this post is: if you want to work X hours a week, whatever that X is, go for it! But rather than spending X on one job where you’re almost certainly spending a significant proportion of X in the diminishing returns regime, split it into e.g. 0.8X on that job and 0.2X on a completely separate job. The main effect of this will be productivity gains, which in turn will lead to increased happiness as a side-effect.
I like the idea of the 4-day work week, but this post is actually a quite separate argument.
The 4DWW idea is: work less, and you’ll be happier as a direct consequence.
The argument in this post is: if you want to work X hours a week, whatever that X is, go for it! But rather than spending X on one job where you’re almost certainly spending a significant proportion of X in the diminishing returns regime, split it into e.g. 0.8X on that job and 0.2X on a completely separate job. The main effect of this will be productivity gains, which in turn will lead to increased happiness as a side-effect.