How is Thursday is the New Friday structured? How does each section of the book support the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday? Who is this book for? Time is deconstructed at the beginning of the book to show that almost all modern-day work time has been made up. The next section of the book discusses why slowing down is necessary for both human satisfaction and health, as well as productivity. What happens in the brain when people slow down? How does that encourage creativity? Once you have learned how to slow down and welcomed the lessons that it brings, the next step is taking those lessons and setting a faster pace for yourself that is informed by your well-being and revved up to accomplish your wishes. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Deconstruct time How and why slowing down is necessary How to speed up   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What does your type of fun look like? How can fun help you to push your boundaries? Can fun deepen life’s lessons? It may not seem like it at first, but it is through the lens of fun and joy that people can get to a space of openness where they feel their emotions fully and learn well. People are not designed to learn in strict environments with rules and hard punishments, because that is not learning with curiosity and fun, that is learning to survive. Learning about life through fun brings a certain depth to experiences that can ground the lessons, making them more valuable to us in our lives for the long run. Put yourself out there and try something new that is fun to you, and invites you in. Often you will get caught up in the joy of the moment and go way further than you were expecting yourself to. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Fun brings depth Fun deepens learning Use fun to push your boundaries   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

Do you still work on vacations? How can you practice work discipline? How do you put out work-fires and stop them from happening in the future? Before you leave on your trip, decide how you will structure your vacation; will you have no contact with your team whatsoever, or will you be slightly available and check in once a day or week? This also helps you to lay the boundaries down with your team. Let your team know months before you plan on leaving so that you and your team can lay out a plan. Structure the systems that your team will use while you are away. Lay down what you will do when you get back: what your team can put on your schedule for you to look at when you return. There will always be an admin-fire to put out from time to time. As the boss, you handle the fires, but once the fire is out you can sit with your team and put a structure in place that will help to curb that fire from happening again in the future. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Decide what type of vacation it will be Set up systems Work discipline   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How do you make a four-day workweek work? What happens if you drop some of the balls in the air? How does the four-day workweek make the most of your time? For most companies, Fridays are at best a 60% effective workday. Fridays are when companies have birthday parties, celebrations, or group events. If your Friday is not as impactful as your Monday, consider changing it up and add Friday to your weekend. If you stop working on Friday and lose 20% of your work obligations, were they part of the top priority of what it is that you had to do? Most likely that 20% of to-do obligations were also not as important, perhaps even not as necessary, which means that you are optimizing even more. One of the greatest benefits of the four-day workweek is that you optimize your time. You shorten the time that you have to complete something, so you treat your time with respect and integrity because you only have so much of it to get work done. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Is your Friday as productive as your Monday? What happens if something drops? Consider the best use of your time   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

Which traits, when combined, lead to success? Which of them do you already have? How can these traits be developed? Curiosity: People who say, “that’s interesting – I want to learn more” are generally more successful because they allow themselves to be inquisitive and understand the deeper workings of a situation. An outsider perspective: this allows you to see problems better from the outside instead of from the inside. People who can move on it: people who can make change instead of being paralyzed by perfection can create success faster because they can gather data, make changes, and keep going even when they are unsure. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Curiosity An outsider perspective The ability to move on it   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What is your hook? What makes you feel fulfilled outside of work? Do you fuel your ego with hustle culture? Your hook is what you want to do if you could, without fail, and without impeding your work. Perhaps you want to go snowboarding once a week, or trail running. Figure out what your hook is and structure your work around it so that you start to create intentional space for yourself outside of constant work. If you find yourself constantly busy without fail and without awareness it may be time for you to make a shift. Know that you can change your activities and reinvigorate your relationship with work without giving up on what you enjoy as a person. For some people, being constantly busy is about being perceived as an incredibly hard worker and strokes their pride, when they are in actuality not living their life with awareness and joy. Focus on what is actually important for your work while living sustainably without burnout. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: What is your hook? Be intentional Check the ego   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What is the first step to slowing down? Why do you spend time doing what it is that you do? How can you start to build small slowing-down habits into your routine? The first step is asking yourself why you are spending time doing the things that you are doing. People often add to-do list clutter in their own lives because these are things they have always done. Therefore, the first step is to ask questions about what is currently within your reality, and why you are doing these things, and what you can change. There will be times in life where it is simply busier and the pace is quick, and then there will be other times when life is calm, and the pace is slower. Have mini-experiments with slowing down by trying out different activities. Depending on how much you enjoy these activities, you can decide what works for you and which activities you can build on into small habits. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Why are you spending time on what you are spending time on? Life fluctuates Trying one thing at a time   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

Is the old industrialist way really the best method for workflow in modern times? How does a company implement the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday? Which benefits does implementing innovative thinking bring to a company? Some people are entrenched in, and even prefer, the industrialist way of thinking, which may be a mismatch with the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday. Questioning the industrialist mindset is the first step to making small changes that can benefit the overall well-being of your life. If your company wants to implement the message behind Thursday is the New Friday, consider: Observing the quantifiers of success in the company Looking at the schedule of the office and its employees Setting boundaries as a team around time off A company can greatly increase its employee retention and overall staff well-being by simply adopting an innovative mindset and taking the needs and wants of its employees into consideration. Be flexible with setting schedules Ask the staff which benefits mean the most to them In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: How Thursday is the New Friday can benefit the everyday person How to slow down as an office Innovative thinking   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How can you become more self-aware? What are some simple techniques you can give a try? Why should you couple your small commitments with flexibility? Most people begin pursuing self-awareness and start getting to truly know themselves after an event of discomfort in their lives. However, you can start this process out of a genuine desire to do and be better for yourself. Spending time in meditation, walking, journaling, and exercising are all scientifically proven ways to help you be grounded in yourself, in the present moment. This helps you to make conscious decisions and be aware of your life moving around you and being an active agent, not a passive reactor. Once you have a self-awareness technique you would like to try, experiment with it by making small commitments with yourself to give it a try. Find what makes you feel good, allow yourself flexibility, and give yourself space and permission to create the routine as it feels beneficial to you throughout each day. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Expanding your self-awareness Techniques Small commitments   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How is slowing down integral to speeding up in work? Which type of work sprint helps you accomplish your tasks the best? How is adequate rest essential for vigorous work? We need to slow down fully to get proper rest, and it is only with proper rest that we can do our best work. Prioritize your rest to be able to come back to sprint with passion and vigor to accomplish your ventures. There are different ways for people to accomplish their tasks, and the main sprint types are: 1 – Intentionally going away to a different place for a fixed period of time. For example, going away for a weekend to focus only and totally on your work. 2 – Spending time every week in the same place, following a routine. Many business books are prescriptive in nature, and simply tell you techniques to try out. Thursday is the New Friday, however, is like a menu: you can read it through and find which systems fit you and your schedule the best. Finding what feels good and suits you is key to creating the type of work environment that can lead you to fully achieving your passions and dreams. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Slowing down to speed up Sprint types Finding what feels good   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! Check out The Testing Psychologist Podcast ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here