[fhrow4484]

> Your work matters. It’s okay to fight for it in your schedule.

Nice conclusion, but half of the solution in this article is to work "12:00 to 4:00 every Saturday"...

Does your work matter that much that you have to sacrifice every weekends?

My 2¢: fight harder to carve time during weekdays instead

[mgkimsal]

If... you're being intentional about your time/schedule, do 'weekends' matter as much?

EDIT: I can understand 'kids' aspect. Outside of that, if I'm doing the things I want to do at the times I want to do them, the notion of 'weekend=do_what_i_want' isn't as compelling. I try to schedule in things I want to do when I want, weekends be damned.

[drainyard]

If you have children weekends are incredibly important.

[the_af]

Yes, weekends matter a lot because it's your time with family, leisure and friends. Weekends matter if your life is not owned by the company where you work.

[david_allison]

Aside from kids: it's much easier to meet friends who have a 9-5 schedule on weekends

[UncleOxidant]

> do 'weekends' matter as much?

I guess I would be fine if I was trading those 4 hours of freetime I normally would get on Saturday for 4 hours on a weekday. But that doesn't seem to be what's being suggested.

Also, given the nature of how our days are organized in society, there tend to be events that happen on the weekends that do not happen on week days to accommodate people's work schedules - concerts in the park, community events, social events, etc. so moving some of your work to the weekends will mean you could miss out on those.

[majikandy]

I think it really means fight hard to get the time, and choosing any time in particular doesn’t matter, weekend or weekday is irrelevant, it is just an agreement with yourself and those close to you that those times are reserved, a bit like sleep at say 11pm to 7am is non negotiable (unless you choose to).