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Re:Start with universal basic income and a 15-hour work week by karmajunkie on Thursday March 02, 2017 @09:53AM (#13774354)
Anecdata, but I'm MUCH happier when working 15 instead of 35 and certainly 40-50 hours a week, provided I'm making the same money (or more to the point, keeping the same'ish lifestyle, albeit with more free time.)

That doesn't mean I'm unoccupied an additional 20 hours a week, but being occupied with my choice of activities is way better.

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Re:Start with universal basic income and a 15-hour work week by glenneroo on Friday March 03, 2017 @07:55AM (#13782522)
Contributing my own anecdata: I'm in a similar situation - I voluntarily started working 20 hours/week for the last 9 years. In my spare time I've taken up multiple new hobbies and cultivated older hobbies into semi-part-time jobs (a few hours a month). I can't ever imagine the torture of working 40+ hours/week ever again.
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