The 4-day workweek: 50 things we couldn't do without it
19. 2. 2024
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Coordinateur éditorial de Welcome to the Jungle France.
Editorial Manager - Modern Work @ Welcome to the Jungle
While thinking about whether or not the 4-day workweek is really a good idea, we decided to do what people do to make sure they don’t forget anything: make a list. So, here’s a list of everything we’ve been able to accomplish since putting in place a policy that gives us an extra day off once a week, just for us … People across all Welcome to the Jungle teams are joining in to share with you our 50 favorites.
Participate in all our kids’ field trips and be their hero
Go to the spa when no one else is around
Be the first to arrive during a sale
Get my license in record timing
Go to an art exhibit in the middle of the day
Learn a language without struggling through evening classes
Discover a passion for gardening
Watch my child’s soccer practices
Coach a junior soccer team
Go to the farmer’s market without the weekend crowds
Volunteer at a cat shelter
Take an entire day to pack a suitcase
Watch Friends reruns without feeling guilty
Enjoy regular long weekends
Go to the post office and actually take the time to chat with the people who work there
Take advantage of weekday discounts for local activities
Avoid shopping on the weekends
Drive through the city without rush hour traffic
Wait in line at Starbucks, the deli counter, then the bank, without getting annoyed
Never do housework on weekends again
Read David Foster Wallace’s _Infinite Jest _in its entirety
Sleep in. On a weekday
Go out. On a weeknight
Try out every machine at the gym - while taking all the time in the world
Finally get to the end of a movie (especially if you’re used to watching them with your kids)
Explore my city by foot instead of subways and buses
Not stressing about the line at the grocery store
Spend the day saying, “No worries, I’m in no rush”
Renovate without bothering the neighbors
Finally finish a party playlist - and a good one too!
Find a free bench at the museum
Check out the best books at the library
Enjoy all the free lanes at the local pool
Go to the movies and sit right in the middle
Take more time to engage in activism
Try all the bikes at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Actually get to speak to a Target salesperson
Stay in bed - and brag about it - while your partner gets ready for work
Try out job shadowing
Work on a side hustle
Watch the kids
Catch up on The Bachelor in the middle of the day
Practice patience
Tell the kids, “You know, work is great, but so is rest”
Leave a dish to simmer on low heat for 3 days
Blast music without bothering the neighbors
Train for a triathlon twice in the same day
Run two marathons in a year
Make an appointment with the eye doctor without having to wait three weeks - also works for the dermatologist
Watch a televised court hearing, live
Make all of my friends jealous
Translated by Serena Leilani
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