Bored Kids & 4 Day Work Week

Kids get bored in just 33 minutes now. Dangerous Dave talks about screen time and lack of focus. Plus, it's not just employees who want a 4 day work week. Some CEOs are on board too.

Episode Transcript

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This is deeper in the din withdangerous day. New research shows the average
kid gets bored in just thirty threeminutes, which seems kind of high,
but you know, I know someparents who would pay big bucks to have
their kids entertained for thirty three minutesstraight. Some other stats. According to
the study, forty percent of parentsalways are often struggled to keep their kids
entertaining. Thirty five percent of parentssay they can feel stressed finding new ideas

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for their kids. The average kidreportedly spends thirteen hours in front of a
screen per week. It breaks downto about an hour and fifty one minutes
for every single day. Eighty onepercent of parents said their kid usually prefers
hands on activities away from the screen, like arts and crafts, playing outside,
reading books, sensory play, andplaying games with siblings and friends.
Really growing up, for me,it was parents yelling at you, just

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go outside and find something to do. Deeper in the two, well,
was your two day weekend long enoughor could you use a third day off?
Right down, a new poll ofone hundred CEOs found thirty percenter seriously
thinking about shifting away from a fiveday work week. Now, that's how
many said they're considering a four dayor four and a half day work week.
Four and a half means Friday justa half day, depends upon the

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job. I guess a lot ofus would be willing to work from home
or work the same number of hoursjust to make it happen. A poll
in November said to be willing towork ten hour days four days a week,
seventy seven percent of people said thatwould have a positive impact on your
life, including most Half of themsaid an extreme positive effect on your life.
What if you're already working ten hourdays. I don't know would that

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help? Tony again for another episodeof Deeper in the Den with Dangerous Dave
right here.