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I've decided if I ever start my own business we will work Mon-Sat 4 or 5 hours a day (for a grand total of 24-30 hours a week). Especially in our industry I feel like productivity falls off after 4 hours of work. Plus Saturday sounds like a great day to get random stuff done. I know that kind of schedule isn't for everyone, but I think enough people would appreciate it that I could still get qualified workers. What do you all think?

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Ever considered just taking a long break (ie 2 hours), spend it wither with some intense physical training & cool down afterwards (ie on some lunch)? In this way, you might be able to keep creativity & concentration high in afternoon too.

It might be just me, but I prefer whole days off compared to shorter more frequent work. Rason - I enjoy trips in nature, and all kinds of full-day or even full-weekend events (hiking, mountains, travel, whatever). The perfect situation for me would be 3 days off, 4 days work. The day I have to work, even for few hours, is already "taken" from me by work.

Dunno, having to work on a Saturday drastically eliminates your ability to visit family that is more than a couple of hours away and if you have kids you can have to arrange for somebody to take care of them. Plus if you have a commute that is, say, an hour that is now a much bigger part of your working hours that if you only worked five days a week.

Overall I wouldn't go for it.

For me it would be little bit more difficult than 4-day work week. I do agree that 7-8 hours of programming per day isn't optimal for concentration, but having a possibility to have extended weekend is a big plus for me.

I am sure you would find people that adapt to it.

One thing I am wondering is that should everyone work on the same schedule? I am not talking about night shift type of things, but there should be more than enough overlap between working schedules if one works 9-5 Mon - Fri?

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