Four days of work, three days of rest. This is the time we should spend in our workplace according to science.
A study carried out by the University of Melbourne found that staying a maximum of 25 hours a week at work could even be beneficial for employee performance.
The conclusion of the researchers is that the work overload generated by working 50 hours a week results in stress and fatigue. This results in a decrease in neuronal abilities and cognitive functions.
In contrast, employees who only work 25 hours a week showed an increase in their cognitive performance, that is, memory, executive reasoning, abstract reasoning and specific knowledge.
This has consequences that go beyond reducing the workday. It was shown that from the age of 40 there are certain mental abilities that slow down slightly and that are evident from the 50's as lack of concentration and fatigue.
However, continuing to work moderately can help improve health and motivate us intellectually. In some countries of the world is already analyzing the possibility of making retirement compatible with a job of reduced time from that age. In this way, an employee of a certain age could reduce his working day and collect part of his pension.
This could benefit all of us since we would not miss the experience of a person who has spent years in the field and this worker in turn manages to balance work and leisure, maintaining their physical and mental health.
But this is not the only study that suggests that it would be ideal to work four days a week, a model that American academics call "four-day-week." It is that it is not only a benefit for workers, but that it has the possibility of increasing business productivity and even reducing the carbon footprint.
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