That men always worked more then today's men is a common misconception. The Industrial Revolution 80 hour week was a local (if not global) peak in the time seri

That men always worked more then today's men is a common misconception. The Industrial Revolution 80 hour week was a local (if not global) peak in the time series. Unfortunately data is sketchy, but there are accounts of 9 hour workdays and dust till dawn workdays with breaks. In contrast at 80+ hours of work you would not even see the sun. In the winter more so to a point that it is true even without weekends and breaks. Further reading: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_w...