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Will the four-day workweek become the global norm by 2040?

Pilots show four-day weeks can hold productivity. Does it scale globally, or does it split between knowledge work and the rest of the economy?

Evolutionary Branches

Global norm

Most white-collar work moves to four days

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Knowledge-work only

Four days for offices; frontline stays five

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Compressed hours

Four 10-hour days instead of a shorter week

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Flexible hybrid

Hours vary per person and role

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Productivity backfire

AI pressure pushes back to five-plus days

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