I find that I need one full day for cleaning and cooking and other life maintenance, one day to just decompress, and having a third day off means I can actually use to do things for me!
Of course, I feel like working 6 hour days, five days a week accomplishes something similar because it means I can do all my chores and such during the week. I had that schedule during the peak of the COVID pandemic due to reduced workload and it was amazing! During that time I wrote a novel, became acquainted with all the local neighborhood by doing daily walks, experimented with cooking, and so much more.
I know the reduced pay does potentially push back our retirement date, but I think I’d prefer to live well and work a little longer than to sacrifice most of my prime years just so I can stop working a few years earlier when I’m older.
I find that I need one full day for cleaning and cooking and other life maintenance, one day to just decompress, and having a third day off means I can actually use to do things for me!
Of course, I feel like working 6 hour days, five days a week accomplishes something similar because it means I can do all my chores and such during the week. I had that schedule during the peak of the COVID pandemic due to reduced workload and it was amazing! During that time I wrote a novel, became acquainted with all the local neighborhood by doing daily walks, experimented with cooking, and so much more.
I know the reduced pay does potentially push back our retirement date, but I think I’d prefer to live well and work a little longer than to sacrifice most of my prime years just so I can stop working a few years earlier when I’m older.