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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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My book about the move towards four-day workweek, Shorter , was published in the US in early March 2020. At first, I worried that it was exactly the wrong time to publish a book on the four-day week. No company just lopped a day off their calendar. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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Here are a few ideas: 100 percent Slave-Free Chocolate , “Give” Holiday Edition Toilet Paper , Oatly Chocolate Milk , Brew Dog Beer Advent Calendar , Bite Toothpaste or Dirty Labs Laundry. Here in Iceland, a book has been the most popular Christmas gift for the last century. Tree saplings. A mushroom garden.

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