“The 40-hour work week is an arbitrary prison we accept because our great-grandparents couldn't imagine better.”
Agree
- Industrial revolution's schedule doesn't fit modern work
- Productivity happens in bursts, not sustained hours
- We confuse presence with actual value creation
- Technology should liberate us, not enslave differently
Disagree
- Structure and routine create discipline and focus
- Flexible schedules enable endless work creep instead
- Shared hours allow collaboration and team cohesion
- Most people need external framework for productivity
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