I'm curious as to what people who work part-time do with their extra day(s)? Assuming you don't have responsibilities such as child care, etc.
My ideas include developing a new skill or subject, strengthening a hobby, volunteering. Is there anything you've done that you would recommend doing?
I have also been helping to develop an approach to landslide monitoring in small watersheds. Basically if a watershed is just the right size, there seems to be a strong correlation between river levels and landslide activity. In smaller watersheds the height of the river changes rapidly with localized rainfall. It seems that monitoring the river height becomes a proxy for measuring the primary landslide risk factors such as soil moisture content. I'm hoping to help develop a real-time monitoring system for parts of southeast Alaska, which are facing more frequent landslide activity as a result of changing rainfall patterns.
It's also really important to not try and work 40 hours a week. Working 60% is really freeing, and I'm glad to hear you don't have to grind as hard as we're often pushed to these days.
Working two days for money, parenting for two days, and having a break in-between was perfect for me.
Sadly due to circumstances I had a need for more income, so I went back to working Monday-Friday, but it was still an excellent experience for the months I managed it. Zero regrets.