Consider for just a moment how painfully our ancestors suffered and how hard they worked to secure fewer working hours for themselves and their children. Today, less than a hundred years later, we’ve ceded that ground almost without a fight. We choose to work long hours and answer work texts because we think it’s the only way to keep our jobs or do them well. But it has not always been like this. Our habits can change because it hasn’t been all that long since we started following them.
