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Hard work is a beautiful thing.

The ability, the willpower, the honesty. Work is something that is 9 times outta 10 unavoidable. So why do we make it out to be such a difficult chore? Sure, work isn’t meant to be completely fun (is anything?), but there has got to be better ways as to how to deal with the work week.

I’ve wrote a couple of articles expressing my disdain about the length of the average work week, vacation time, rests, etc. But one thing I simply cannot understand is why we (for the most part) engage in an extremely strenuous 40+ hours a week? Should we work less? No- we should work smarter. Or both!

This is you, isn’t it? (source)

Of course, I looked online to see what other people had to say, and I found many arguments for the shorter work week. The individual mentioned in this New York Times article talks about how a shorter work week was implemented at his firm, and in turn? They wound up doing better work! Here, see for yourself:

“For example, from May through October, we switch to a four-day workweek. And not 40 hours crammed into four days, but 32 hours comfortably fit into four days…
but there’s one surprising effect of the changed schedule: better work gets done in four days than in five…less time to work, you waste less time.”
Remember sleep? Me either. (source)
Humans work. That’s what we do. Most modern culture has adopted insane work schedules because there is stuff to be done, and bills to be paid. But if keeping our noses to the grindstone has become so indicative of human culture, why not adopt a plan to optimize the very thing we let govern our lives?
Like I said, the idea of a shorter work week is catching on domestic and abroad. Gambia, a nation in Africa, tried the idea. However, they still work the 40 hour week. The UK, the Netherlands, all dabbled in the idea- take a look. And like with my previous example, a shorter work week with more rest makes for better work. Look at this quote taken straight from the article:
“…Monday mornings people aren’t so groggy – they hit the ground running. We have really tight deadlines, it’s very collaborative, we try to squeeze as much into our days as possible.”  (source) 
We all know it’s true. (source)
Unfortunately, not all companies can shortern their work week. And if they do, they must be available for emergencies, but businesses with normal(ish) circumstances and business plans should be able to adopt this method. 
 
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Humans have to rest. Work is good. Yes. It is rewarding, it builds character, it gets you money, it gives you confidence, the list goes on and on. But we always forget that there is so much more to life than just making the next buck, or working an extra day. 
Our time on this planet in finite. Why should we have to spend any more time tired and stressed than we have to?

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