Massive gains in productivity haven’t led to more time free from work.
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In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that within a century, the normal workweek would decrease to 15 hours. Why was he wrong?
Phrenology images from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902).
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Impressive as results from four-day work-week trials may appear, it’s still not clear if they would apply across the economy.
The loss of leisure time is partially attributed to longer work hours and unpaid overtime.
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The growing leisure gap has a huge impact on women’s ability to engage with the board game hobby.