Two Is the Wrong Number of Days Off

CGP Grey · 14.1M views · 2020-08-25 · 2:45

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Overview

CGP Grey argues that the two-day weekend is poorly structured and proposes taking days off midweek, such as Wednesday and Sunday, instead.

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Brought up in four-day-week and work-schedule threads as the 'Weekend Wednesday' idea.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

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Labor, work & inequality Productivity & self-improvement

What people said

DocTomoe · 2021-05 · Recommendation
5 days are fine ... if I can choose which of the five I am working. I'm a big fan of CPGrey's Wednesday concept ( [VIDEO] )
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joseda-hg · 2024-05 · Reference
This is wonderful and something I'm aiming to do in the future, to some degree due to the Weekend Wednesday video from CGP Grey and some other places making strong cases for a 4 day workweek Could you explain what other copernican moments have you experienced? [0] [VIDEO]
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jerbear4328 · 2023-11 · Reference
I feel like it would be better to split up the current streak of 5 working days we have than to clump it into 9 days of continuous working. You would definitely get burnt out after 9 days, as people already get burnt out after 5. We should go in the opposite direction - something like Weekend Wednesday [1] appeals to me. That way, you always have a break to look forward to, and you don't feel like your off days are unproductive. For longer breaks and international travel, that's what vacations and holidays could be for. I could see that a one-day weekend might not seem long enough for some people, in which case I have a compromise: the current system. It isn't perfect for everyone, and isn't immune from change, but it's a decent enough middle ground. [1] CGP Grey - [VIDEO]
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