I'm unleashing my passion for history in this episode to tackle the question, "How Traditional is the 9-5?" When put into historical context, we can easily see how recently the 9-5 has been adopted by Western nations.
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SHOWNOTES:
- (1:12) Intro
- (1:25) Exciting news!!! My "How to Leave the 9-5 in 90 Days Checklist" has officially been released!
- (2:25) Leaving the typical 9-5
- (5:15) How typical is the 9-5 work day?
- (6:36) Industrial Revolution history
- (8:25) The baker’s 9-5
- (9:10) 9-5 started as a product of people working in factories during the Industrial Revolution
- (10:15) The 8-hour work day
- (11:12) North and South on the BBC
- (11:52) WWI 🡪 Great Depression 🡪 WWII
- (15:30) The 9-5 was created to give people stability
- (16:21) The 9-5 was only really started about 75 years ago
- (18:58) The 9-5 is actually super recent and could be called a societal experiment
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