Americans Say They’re Ready for 4-Day Work Weeks
Americans say they’re ready for 4 day work weeks and would rather work for a company that works 4 days a week rather than 5, even if it meant making less money.
It’s no secret that remote work has been popularized since the pandemic mandated just about everyone to work from home. Along with remote work, came the notion of Americans saying they’re ready for 4 day work weeks.
Over the course of an average span lifetime, humans will work 90,000 hours, according to new study. Anyone hearing 90,000 hours of work suddenly realizes how little time we actually have to ourselves. According to another survey, “61% of workers say, they’d rather have a four rather than the traditional five-day work week, while 33% say they would quit their job to find one with a four-day work week, and 10% say they would accept a lower pay to make it happen.”
Benefits of 4 day work weeks…
When businesses have practiced a 4 day work week, they did not cut the salary at all from what it was for the employee once working 5 days a week. In turn, this gave the employee many benefits for their personal life. Working only 4 days a week instead of 5, obviously offers more personal time.
Research has shown, a four-day work week improves employees’ health in numerous ways, from reducing anxiety and stress to enabling better sleep and more time for exercise. Within the research, the 4 day work week also benefited employers and owners. Revenue increased by an average of 1% during the research period and employee turnover and absenteeism decreased.
This resulted in businesses involved in the study indefinitely keeping a 4 day work week for their employees instead of a 5 day work week.
Among the countries that already implement a four day work week are….
Avoid These Foods That Cause Nightmares
Avoid these foods that cause nightmares by not eating them directly before going to sleep. If you’re having late night munchies, you may want to think twice before scarfing down a burger, pizza, or some candy. Research by Casper shows that there are 12 foods that can cause nightmares according to a recent survey they conducted.
People who took part in the survey answered what they had eaten before going to sleep that resulted in having a bad dream or a horrific nightmare. Of the surveyed people, many answered the same. The most popular foods that gave nightmares were cheese, pasta, and meat.
So, try to avoid these foods that cause nightmares before going to sleep, because you may just end up having a nightmare. Which is never pleasant.
What Causes Nightmares in the Brain, Besides Food…
According to a Harvard article, “In the late 1700s, a nightmare was defined as a “disease when a man in his sleep supposes he has a great weight laying upon him.” Nightmares can arise for a number of reasons—stress, anxiety, irregular sleep, medications, mental health disorders—but perhaps the most studied cause is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
If you’re having frequent nightmares nightly, it’s recommended to seek advice from your doctor. But nightmares are normal according to Scientific American; “Most researchers agree that having an occasional nightmare is normal and not problematic.”
Nightmare Studies and Their Meanings
Some examples of the most common nightmares and dreams that we have, are teeth falling out, being naked where we shouldn’t be, running away from someone, spiders and insects crawling on us, and freefalling. Each dream and nightmare is said to have underlying reasoning, like a work-related anxiety, or relationship problems. Sigmund Freud publicized these studies and made them popular by studying dream sequences in his patients.
In the end, maybe Sigmund Freud just wasn’t taking into account the foods we eat before bed. If we try to avoid these foods that cause nightmares, maybe we wouldn’t have so much stress and anxiety waking up.
Hollywood Kyle is the Digital Content Producer and Production Director of Mix 99.5 WJBR. Being a Delaware local, Kyle takes pride in his hometown and has had a love for music since a young age. Hollywood Kyle joins the Mix Morning Show for abstract thoughts and ideas during "Hollywood Kyle" segment around 9:40am Monday thru Friday.
