Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. And today, I'm going to answer a burning question.

What can I do if I'm feeling over the 40-hour work week, but I still need that full-time salary?

Is there a compromise? I have some thoughts, so stick around.

In a recent edition of the New York Times work friend column, a reader asked

whether the 40-hour workweek is still required if one wants to earn a full-time salary. And writer

Roxanne Gay offered a response, which in summary was, yep. Personally, I think Roxanne Gay is one of the wisest and most thoughtful writers of our time,

and I respect every point of view she's willing to share. And yet in this instance,

I think the question warrants a deeper consideration than is offered here, and I'd love to share my

own views today. In 2015, I too felt done with the 40-hour workweek, or so I thought. I was

working full-time as an employee. I was commuting, raising kids, and totally burned to the core.

And I had the same question, can I replace my full-time income without the 40-hour work week?

At first, I believe the answer was no, but I ultimately tapped into a full-time income without the 40-hour work week? At first, I believe the answer was no,

but I ultimately tapped into a better question. Is the 40-hour work week actually the problem,

or is the problem something different? And what I learned for myself, once I started my business in

designing leadership experiences, was that it wasn't the 40-hour

week that was plaguing me. More specifically, it was which 40 hours, how I spent those 40

hours, and the lack of impact I was feeling from those 40 hours. So if you two are struggling with

the 40, then give some reflection to what specifically is plaguing you,

because I learned some lessons along the way that might inform some changes you can make

to make the 40 better fit your lifestyle.

Start by looking at which 40 hours.

You're fed up with the 40-hour week, but maybe the issue is which 40 hours you're compelled

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