Do More in Four - by Joe O'Connor & Jared Lindzon (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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 be more productive while working fewer days?

Just a few years ago, a shortened workweek seemed like a radical idea. Today, it's a serious strategy being embraced by forward-thinking business leaders, progressive politicians, and a new generation of workers demanding more-meaningful productivity.

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, Rolling Stone, and TIME magazine, present a groundbreaking, data-driven exploration of why a four-day workweek isn't merely possible--it's necessary in the modern business context.

Drawing on extensive research and compelling case studies, O'Connor and Lindzon take readers inside the organizations that have transformed their work models, improving employee retention, boosting engagement, and driving revenue growth.

Do More in Four is a blueprint for a smarter, more humane approach to work.

About the Author

Joe O'Connor is the CEO and cofounder of Work Time Reduction, a global consulting and research organization based in Toronto that helps organizations find innovative ways to reduce working hours while maintaining or improving overall business outcomes. Previously, as the CEO of 4 Day Week Global, Joe led the design and implementation of four-day-workweek trials all over the world, supporting hundreds of employers and tens of thousands of employees as they made the transition to reduced-hour, productivity-driven working. Prior to moving to Toronto, Joe served as a visiting research scholar with Cornell University in New York City, leading a research project on work time reduction. Joe is also the former chairperson of the Four Day Week Ireland campaign; he founded the coalition in 2019 and developed the world's first four-day-week pilot program and research project there in 2021.

Jared Lindzon is a freelance journalist and public speaker based in Toronto, widely recognized as a thought leader on the "future of work" for his reporting over the last decade. Jared's writing is regularly featured in leading national and global publications, including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, TIME magazine, the Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star, among many others. As a public speaker Jared often delivers keynote presentations on the future of work and regularly participates in podcasts and panels alongside some of the world's leading business, political, and cultural leaders.