Researchers discovered that eight hours of work per week reduces mental health issues by 30 percent.
Working a full-time job, roughly 40 hours per week, does not result in further mental health gains.
Societies are going to have to grapple with a new distribution of work as AI and robotics will soon replace many jobs. Alibaba co-founder, Jack Ma, came under fire in April when calling a twelve-hour a day, six-day workweek a " blessing ." He defended his statement by claiming China’s booming economy is the result of booting out "slackers," yet the sentiment reeked […]
Full Post at bigthink.com