> Personal anecdote - I don't work full 40 with full intensity, I do slack a lot. But it's not like I work hard for the first 32 hours and then slack all Friday

> Personal anecdote - I don't work full 40 with full intensity, I do slack a lot. But it's not like I work hard for the first 32 hours and then slack all Friday. It's more like I work hard for 2 hours and then slack for the next hour, because the mental load is just too intense. I felt this way too, but it's a reaction to chronic brain tiredness. When I was working a 4 day workweek, I remember noticing on Tuesday that I only had a couple of days until the end of the week, so I better buckle down if I wanted to get something done. And then I did. Having that reliable 3-day weekend meant that I really focused on work when I was at work. And I was able to schedule "bank appointments" on my Friday off, instead of having to take time during the workweek. I know it seems like wishful thinking, but I was demonstrably more productive, more sustainably, in that 4-day/week job, than any 5-day/week job I've ever had.