The 15-Hour Work Week Was Standard For Nearly All of History. What Happened?

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History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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There’s nothing in human DNA that makes the 40-hour workweek a biological necessity. In fact, for much of human history, 15 hours of work a week was the standard, followed by leisure time with family and fellow tribe members, telling stories,...

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