The argument for a four-day workweek, with Alex Pang
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The Benefits of a Short Work Week
There's lots of anecdotal stories about people adopting or taking up healthier habits. The average number of minutes people sort of exercised during trials went up for my want to say like 10 to about 20 odd minutes, which doesn't sound like a lot, but every minute helps. And then finally, sick days dropped something like 65% during the trial,. Which is like a good indicator that baseline health of your workforce is improved by moving to a shorter work week. I'm hopeful that as this becomes more popular, we will begin to see some evidence in the form of lower insurance rates for companies or lower spending on health bills.
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