This is a really great article, if a bit long. This is something that is definitely coming to the fore in our circle. The 37signals "less is more", four day work week philosophy is becoming more and more popular, and this article lays the groundwork for the philosophy quite well.

I sincerely wonder why people don't strive to work less. When most people finally achieve a comfortable wage, the thought process is always "buy more" and never "work less." I wonder if we'll see that change in the near future. I hope so.