A 32-hour work week helped this company's employees juggle self-care, side hustles, pets, and parenting 'without feeling like they're going to be penalized'

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At vChief, where most full-time employees are parents, an extra day off helps them to juggle parent teacher conferences and their kid's doctors appointments.

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I've been working a four-day week for years, and science proves that everyone should get on board

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Shortening the workweek to four days gives employees the chance to rest and be even more productive when they are working.

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Experts say it could be even shorter

My weekend was in dire need of rescue.

My company is making us go back to the office 2 days a week to boost morale — but no one wants to be there

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Some employers are calling workers back to the office, which means a return to commuting.

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How to fall in love with your 9-to-5 again

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To find joy in your work experts and quiet quitters advise reworking your schedule, finding opportunities outside the office, and communicating with your manager.

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The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

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As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

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Too much will burn you out. Too little can leave you lonely.

I added the 'scary hour' hack to my mornings. My ability to focus shot up and so did my productivity — here's how it works.

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Vip Sitaraman, a 25-year-old digital consultant and VC-backed startup entrepreneur from Phoenix, Arizona, said he uses a "scary hour" to tackle his most intimidating task each day.

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I make up to $13,000 a month from my digital-marketing business and still have the flexibility to travel and snowboard — here's how I built it

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Elizabeth Nelson and her partner, Jesse Hall.

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I moved to a small town in Washington state to work remotely. My mortgage is half as much as my rent was and I see myself living here forever.

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Charlie Walker enjoys going on hikes in the countryside near his new home in Washington state.

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I'm a software engineer who struggled with procrastination until I tried 'monk mode' — here's how it saves me up to 3 hours a day

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Cameron Perrin, a 26-year-old software engineer from Newport Beach, California, discovered "monk mode" and says he experienced soaring productivity, work-life balance, and happiness.

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South Korea tried to push an almost 70-hour work week, but was forced to rethink after millennials and Gen Z protested

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The South Korean government proposed a 69-hour work week in March to appease business complaints.

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