Re:Once You Try a Four-Day Workweek, It's Hard to Go Back
by tmn on Monday October 21, 2024 @03:46PM
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Agree. In my observation people have a natural tendency to float towards a self determined 'busy'. Which is generally not that busy. As in there is a plenty of time to watch shows, indulge in frivolous pet household projects, go to wine tastings, etc. Note that some of these indulgences are what leads to the self determined 'busy'. But the point is they are discretionary.
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Re:Once You Try a Four-Day Workweek, It's Hard to Go Back
by kyleee on Monday October 21, 2024 @04:54PM
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“Self-determined busy” otherwise known as a sustainable level of busy, if we’re steel manning. AKA on a PIP if you are an Amazon manager.
Re:Once You Try a Four-Day Workweek, It's Hard to Go Back
by JackSlateur on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @05:18AM
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Yes
Pascal, in his "Pensées" book, wrote about this: humans keep getting busy, because otherwise they would understand how pointless their existence and suffering and reality is.
And so, in order to avoid the inner void that lurk behind everyone's mind, we run, we act, we play and we do thing, because even the useless is better than the nothing.