I love the bit about Kellogs 6-hour workday. I think this is something that should be stressed more. That and not work and more work but work done more efficiently. What is the point in paying somebody to work 8 hours if they get done with there days work in say, 6 hours? A 9-5 or otherwise long workday is a complete trap, and I feel it only serves to demoralize and to make people complacent. People aren't made to work those kind of hours and conditions, and become essentially a slave to their work. Wake up, go to work, go home, cook dinner, sleep, repeat. A 6 hour workday really would (and seems to have been proven) to make a great difference.

I for one would take less pay to work 6 hours a day and have more time to pursue various activities. But when you have a 40 hour work week it's likely easier to fall prey to consumerism and try to buy your happiness. This would be due to having less time to truly pursue different and more wholesome activities, or not having the energy or desire to at the end of a longer workday. I could see that being a major reason that the industry lobbied for the 40 hour workweek.

To stray from the article, I also believe that it's unnecessary to travel to work many jobs, especially in Engineering and Computer Sciences. Many people that I know that are in IT/Software Engineering/Computer Science actually work from home once a week or once every couple of weeks, due to being fully capable of doing the same exact work outside of the office. I also know of a few Engineering Consulting firms that don't even have an office. Every person is out of a different location, works from home, and they have meetings via software similar to Skype or Google Hangouts. A lot of the time you don't need to be in an office or on-site location to do Engineering if you're dealing with the design, analysis, or other paperwork. The only necessity would be having a central server where information can be accessed, saved, and reviewed. I truly hope that 15-20 years down the line more people start to realize all of the above, or at least that I can find a company that agrees with some of these views.