Agreed. There’s quite a bit of evidence that the 40hr work week has a lot to do with our human tendency to compete. Here’s a relevant 3min podcast on the topic

Agreed. There’s quite a bit of evidence that the 40hr work week has a lot to do with our human tendency to compete. Here’s a relevant 3min podcast on the topic (also transcribed). https://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-would-be-working-15-hour-weeks-why-was-he-so-wrong https://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we...