YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.message-squaremessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down16
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-squareFluidBeef@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoMaybe it’s deliberate though - as the week doesn’t divide well it forces weekly rituals.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month ago6 days on and 1 day off is the maximum workers can handle for a long period of time. France switched to a 10 day week after the French Revolution and then went back because it was unsustainable for the workers.
Maybe it’s deliberate though - as the week doesn’t divide well it forces weekly rituals.
6 days on and 1 day off is the maximum workers can handle for a long period of time. France switched to a 10 day week after the French Revolution and then went back because it was unsustainable for the workers.