Do We Need to Work 40 Hours a Week?

<p>There are a lot of things that we take for granted in our day to day lives, and one of the big ones is how we spend a good portion of our waking hours. &nbsp;</p> <p>Based on sophisticated youtube analytics we can determine that a majority of people watching this video are full-time employees working 40 hour weeks at their jobs &nbsp;</p> <p>So is 40 hours really the optimal work week, and are their alternatives that are based more on economics rather than tradition?</p>