What if the key to better mental health, stronger families, and a more sustainable society was working less?
In this episode, Xand van Tulleken and Rochelle Burgess explore how reducing the working week could transform not just our work-life balance but public health more broadly.
They’re joined by:
Joe Ryle – Director of the Four Day Week Campaign, advocating for a shorter working week with no loss of pay
Professor Anna Cox – Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at UCL and Head of the eWork Research Group, whose work explores how technology impacts productivity and wellbeing
In this episode:
How overworking is driving burnout, stress, and poor health outcomes
What flexible and remote working has taught us post-COVID
The role of digital technology in balancing work and life
Why a shorter week could be good for the environment and the economy
Whether AI might finally deliver on the long-promised work-life revolution
This episode also asks a deeper question: what would it take to
