Do More in Four: Why It's Time for a Shorter Workweek

An impassioned—and data-driven—case for a four-day workweek.

The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn't backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It's simply a relic of the industrial age—and it's time for an upgrade. What if we could accomplish more while working fewer days?

A shortened workweek once seemed like a radical idea. Today, it's embraced by innovative business leaders, forward-thinking politicians, and a new generation of workers demanding more meaningful work.

In Do More in Four, Joe O'Connor, a pioneer in designing and leading four-day-workweek pilots around the globe, and journalist Jared Lindzon, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Fortune, and TIME magazine, present a groundbreaking, data-driven exploration of why a four-day workweek isn't merely possible—it's necessary in the age of artificial intelligence.

O'Connor and Lindzon draw on extensive research, compelling case studies, and personal interviews with experts—including a Nobel Prize–winning economist and Bill Gates—to reveal how organizations are reimagining work. From a consumer products giant in New Zealand to a global nonprofit, a Canadian law firm, and a Midwestern architecture firm, they take readers inside the companies transforming their work models to improve employee outcomes while driving revenue growth.

Do More in Four offers a battle-tested blueprint for a smarter, more humane approach to work.

Joe O'Connor is the CEO and cofounder of Work Time Revolution, a global consulting and research firm that specializes in innovative work models for the age of AI. He is a globally recognized expert in four-day workweeks, work redesign, and sustainable performance. His mission is to create a world of better work and more balanced lives, in which we can achieve more while working less.

Jared Lindzon is a journalist and public speaker based in Toronto, widely recognized as a thought leader on the "future of work" for his reporting over the last twelve years. His writing is regularly featured in leading national and global publications, including Fast Company, TIME, the Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star, among many others.