Why do we have weekends and work hours?
Weekend Warriors
Why do we have weekends and work hours?
Monday through Friday, alarm clocks buzz and people rush to work. Then the weekend arrives and suddenly everyone can sleep in, play, see friends, stare at the ceiling if they want. Why do we chop time into these blocks at all?
For most of human history, there was no weekend. Farmers worked when the sun was up and crops needed tending. Merchants opened their shops whenever customers might come by. If you were a blacksmith or a baker, you worked until the work was done, then rested until more work showed up.
