Late entry into working life, early retirement, and in between, long annual leave and short weeks: the Gauls do not have a reputation for being workaholics.
According to the OECD, we work 634.8 hours a year throughout life, from cradle to grave, or 1 hour 42 minutes a day.
The absolute minimum of all developed countries.
But what are we doing with our time?
This is the most intimate question there is, because
"all things are foreign to us, time alone is ours
", said Seneca.
The ten-year INSEE survey, known as the “Timetable” survey, in its most recent version, provides us with a relevant frame of reference and a precise answer.
The survey is indeed fascinating, which consists of asking some 15,048 people over the age of 18 to fill out a notebook for a week and describe in 10-minute increments the course of a 24-hour day.
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