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‘Can I just … rest?’: guilt, the four-day working week and what to do with the fifth day

As support for the four-day working week grows, we wrestle with the culture of achievement and busyness, and feelings of guilt and accountability

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Friday essay: what is 'time activism' – and why do we desperately need it?

When my daughter was in the early years of primary school, her class was asked what their parents’ hobbies were. My daughter piped up promptly with mine: “Reading, sleeping, and drinking wine.” This disclosure of my deficiencies — among the more well-adapted offerings of cycling, gardening, Pilates practice and marathon-running…

The Conversation · May 18, 2023

Clock watching: meet the artist who thinks time is ruining our lives

‘Clock time’, all about productivity, money and economic growth, threatens to destroy us, says artist Jenny Odell. But there are other kinds of time, and we need to learn to embrace them

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023