The future of work & leisure

You’d still work if you didn’t have to

But it would feel more like play.

Jul 15, 2024 •

It's time to rethink "retirement"

We should take our retirement like we take our vacation days—whenever we want.

Dec 11, 2023 •

Blue-collar jobs might be the best jobs

Things have changed since your grandpa worked the mines.

Dec 4, 2023 •

Will we return to craftwork?

Our hobbies used to be jobs—in many parts of the world they still are—now we're turning them into jobs again.

Jul 10, 2023 •

Yes, the future should be analog

Except for the things that shouldn't be.

Apr 24, 2023 •

Economic possibilities for our grandchildren (re-visited)

An annotated reading of John Maynard Keynes' 1930 lecture about what 2030 might look like.

Apr 17, 2023 •

Is it for work or for pleasure?

Perhaps it's both.

Apr 10, 2023 •

Is your company wasting your time?

Thoughts on the 40-hour workweek.

Apr 3, 2023 •

Are 20-hour workweeks on their way?

Or are we sticking with 40?

Mar 27, 2023 •

Automation has already taken our jobs

We just invented new ones.

Mar 20, 2023 •

A day in the life of my post-AI world

A fictional glimpse at my life five years from now.

Mar 12, 2023 •

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