Labor Day was created to celebrate the labor movement in the late 1800’s, a time in which the United States underwent rapid economic transformation. It feels like we are approaching another inflection point of economic revolution.

We have taken the concept of a 40 hour workweek or “the weekend” for granted as a society, but it’s critical we remember these innovations were fought for, not given. With the ubiquity of powerful technology across all industries and sectors, must we work 40 hours a day, 5 days a week, or most of the year?

We need to decide how important, and sustainable, continuous growth is compared to collective happiness. Today serves as a reminder that our lives of convenience need not only apply to consumerism, and that if we want to change the economic system, we must insist on it.