Cavemen Worked Less Than You…

Did prehistoric humans actually have a better work-life balance than we do today? Modern workers spend 40, 50, sometimes 60+ hours a week working—but research into hunter-gatherer societies challenged the idea that early humans spent every waking hour struggling to survive. In this video, we explore anthropologist Marshall Sahlins’ “Original Affluent Society,” hunter-gatherer life, the Agricultural Revolution, brutal Industrial Revolution work schedules, Henry Ford’s 40-hour workweek, and John Maynard Keynes’ prediction that technology would eventually reduce work to just 15 hours per week. So how did humanity go from hunting and gathering to emails, Slack notifications, endless meetings, and a workplace that follows us everywhere through our smartphones? We gained modern medicine, technology, transportation, and incredible convenience—but somewhere along the way, did we also normalize being constantly busy? Watch until the end and decide for yourself. How many hours do you actually work every week? Let me know in the comments. Subscribe for more deep dives into history, psychology, human behavior, economics, and modern life. cavemen worked less than you, how many hours did cavemen work, hunter gatherer work hours, hunter gatherer lifestyle, prehistoric humans, caveman lifestyle, work life balance history, original affluent society, Marshall Sahlins, agricultural revolution, history of work, 40 hour work week, Henry Ford work week, John Maynard Keynes 15 hour work week, modern work culture, why we work so much, history of working hours, industrial revolution workers, human evolution, productivity culture #History #HumanEvolution #WorkLifeBalance #Anthropology #HunterGatherers #Productivity #ModernLife #Psychology #HistoryDocumentary #WorkCulture