Four-day workweek beats five: Why working more may be making us less productive

A culture that glorifies long hours is being challenged by new evidence. While Narayana Murthy advocated a 70-hour workweek as a path to progress, research by 4 Day Week Global shows reduced hours can sustain or improve productivity, exposing how overwork often fuels inefficiency rather than meaningful output.

Four-day workweek beats five: Why working more may be making us less productive
A culture that glorifies long hours is being challenged by new evidence. While Narayana Murthy advocated a 70-hour workweek as a path to progress, research by 4 Day Week Global shows reduced hours can sustain or improve productivity, exposing how overwork often fuels inefficiency rather than meaningful output.