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> Especially in industries that require deep thinking, the output doesn't necessarily scale with # of hours a worker puts in, not every hour is the same.

Its not about the number of days per week, it's also about the frequency of the thinking you put into it. If you do a 4 days break between two work days, I'd be very surprised if you remember anything in detail of your previous work period.

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This is part of why I prefer the opposite of the 4-day workweek trend. I typically do some work 6 or 7 days a week, but a workday might be only 2 or 3 hours, on some of those days. I don't feel like a workaholic, and am not doing 60-hour weeks or anything. I average maybe 30-35 hours depending on the week, but those hours are spread over more days. Outside of the occasional "in the zone" hacking session or paper deadline a handful of times a year, there's no way I can work 8 hours in a single day on a regular basis! But working on a problem for a few hours a day in a regular cadence, not long enough each day to get burned out, but frequently enough that I still remember what I'm doing – that I like.

I think this could be a very effective use of your time. I always find the break from Friday to Monday very disruptive if I've got to carry work across, especially if I've had a busy/fun weekend. Being able to do 3-4 hours per day for a 7 or 8 day week, then taking 4 -5 days off would make for very effective work focus.

Not all "weekends" have to be at the end of the week. You can have a weekend Wednesday and be able to recharge every 2 days without having to wait for 4 full days before your next weekend.

This is the way. I did this for a few months to burn through some of my leave budget. It was great Wednesday became my chores day. Get the house in order, go to the bank whatever. Then the weekend was entirely spent on luxury and entertainment.

My overall output was reasonably similar to that of a 5 day week because I came at work with a waay better attitude. It also made it easier to plan 2 days of work instead of 5. I also spent a chunk of my Wednesday thinking about work and how to tackle the next two days.

That meant I could without guilt take the weekend entirely off and not even think about work at all.

I get what you are saying.

Just want to point out that Ideally you shouldn't feel the need to think about work on either of your free days. Wednesday or weekend.

Then it should not be called a 4-days week in the first place. It's confusing.

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