Two Is the Wrong Number of Days Off

5 days are fine ... if I can choose which of the five I am working. I'm a big fan of CPGrey's Wednesday concept ( ▶ this video )

in “A Hybrid Approach to Work” · View on HN

This is wonderful and something I'm aiming to do in the future, to some degree due to the Weekend Wednesday video from CGP Grey and some other places making strong cases for a 4 day workweek Could you explain what other copernican moments have you experienced? [0] ▶ this video

in “How Running a Business Changes the Way You Think (2011)” · View on HN

I feel like it would be better to split up the current streak of 5 working days we have than to clump it into 9 days of continuous working. You would definitely get burnt out after 9 days, as people already get burnt out after 5. We should go in the opposite direction - something like Weekend Wednesday [1] appeals to me. That way, you always have a break to look forward to, and you don't feel like your off days are unproductive. For longer breaks and international travel, that's what vacations and holidays could be for. I could see that a one-day weekend might not seem long enough for some people, in which case I have a compromise: the current system. It isn't perfect for everyone, and isn't immune from change, but it's a decent enough middle ground. [1] CGP Grey - ▶ this video

in “The world nearly adopted a calendar with 13 months of 28 days” · View on HN

> I can definitely see a point to making it Wednesday You probably agree a lot with CGP Grey on this video[1] I really liked when Cloudera did "unplug days" which basically threw in an extra day off every 3 weeks and a double extra off every 3 months, but it was a Friday so there was always the temptation to drive out somewhere or go do something for 3 days. If it had been Wednesdays, we'd have just slept and relaxed instead. 1 - ▶ this video

in “World’s Largest Four-Day Work Week Trial Finds Few Are Going Back” · View on HN

So this is referenced in a way (tailored for 5d week) in CGP Grays video: ▶ this video I actually did this for a couple months with permission from my boss. It went well, but at the end of it I was talking with my SO and they said that it was nice but they also rarely got to see me. They worked on Wednesday and I didn’t, and I worked on Saturday and they didn’t so we basically only saw each other on Sunday. Just my 2c. If I was single I would almost certainly work Weekend Wednesday.

in “Four-Day Workweek Going Well Globally, Study Says” · View on HN

I'm in school right now, so I can't comment on this, but I would love a 4 day week with Wednesday as the extra day off. I've tried it, and it's just amazing. [1] Relevant CGP Grey video. --- [1] ▶ this video .

in “Ask HN: Would you rather work 4 days per week for 80% salary?” · View on HN