Why working 3 days a week is better for your health

Working part-time keeps brains more stimulated than working over 40 hours a week, a new study shows.

Research, which analysed the work habits and brain test results of approximately 3,000 men and 3,500 women aged over 40 in Australia, found that working 25 hours a week benefits cognitive function, and helps in avoiding exhaustion and stress. 

Participants were asked to read words aloud, recite lists of numbers backwards and to match letters and numbers under time pressure.

Overall, those who worked 25 hours a week tended to achieve the best scores.