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Not to be flippant but would you prefer 5 days of stress over 4.

What i mean, is those two things are not necessarily related. I don't think its about squeezing 5 days of work into 4 days. Maybe expectations need to change, thats part of the process.

Great question! 4 days of stress was definitely better than 5 days of stress as I felt more recharged after the 3 day weekend. Also my output didn’t drop as I was feel less burnt out.

My original comment still stands though, a stress free 5 days is much better overall than the stressful 4

I feel similarly except I prefer working a few hours seven days a week allowing for moments of burst creativity.

I work 7 days of 4-5 hours for many years already. Definitely makes me more productive than anything else I have tried.

7d x 4|5h makes it so much easier to develop a solid routine of taking on several tasks every day, advancing all the other projects in one’s life (home maintenance, cleaning, cooking, shopping, etc.)