In this September 2023 episode of the TED Radio Hour, host Manoush Zomorodi talks to guests about the culture of the working week and how it could be made healthier and more productive for workers worldwide.

It can feel impossible to maintain a work-life balance while keeping all of our plates spinning, but there are lots of theories about how to make the working week easier and more efficient.

On this September 2023 episode of TED Radio Hour, host Manoush Zomorodi interviews an economist, political scientist, social psychologist, and executive coach about the structure of work.

With her guests, Zomorodi delves into conflicting ideas about how to improve our working lives and dissects a number of trials of new working patterns.

The episode explores our philosophical, moral, and psychological associations with work ethic, asking how we can get more out of the time we spend working.