Episode description
In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about discarding the 40-hour work week. If you work for 30 hours each week, what would you worry you won’t get done? Now, if you won’t sit eight hours in the office, what will you be able to accomplish? Can you possibly do more somewhere more comfortable than in your office? The answer? YES! You can accomplish so much more without the time constraints.
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:08 The 40-hour work week concept
- 05:19 It only works when you work less hours
- 09:56 Project costing is super complicated
- 16:41 Reliance on each other as part of the total outcome
- 20:03 Is 40-hours the standard work week?
- 25:25 What hours are we trying to pay for?
- 31:23 Productivity is treated as an individual effort
- 37:48 A 40-hour work week doesn’t align with everybody’s lifestyle
- 40:09 What you worried you won’t get done?
- 42:41 Take a fresh look at the ‘standard’ work week