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Oooh - I'd kill for a four day week...

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Re: Oooh - I'd kill for a four day week...

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If you don't like what you're doing 5 days a week, you won't like it more 4 days a week.

And if you love doing something, you'll certainly love it more if you do it 24/7! The world isn't this black and white. Some people are sprinters, and some are marathon runners, and even more people are some combination of the two at different points in their lives. Sure, some jobs require people who can sprint for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, with litte vacation, but many people don't want to live that way... If y…

What I meant is that five days a week 9 to 17 is hardly "a lot" and if it's already too much for you, perhaps the problem is with the job itself.

disclaimer: workaholic bias?

Re: Oooh - I'd kill for a four day week...

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did a PhD, a postdoc, and I worked from home for a little while. Home time mostly seems unproductive. I find it useful not to regret and just to try and do a little bit more each day.

It depends what you mean by "regret". Some reflection on the mistakes you made is necessary to correct your course and move in the right direction.

Okay, i'll buy that. Reflection without regret and self recrimination.
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