The experiment began with a simple rule: nothing is scheduled on the fifth day. Stories still had to be commissioned, edited, checked and published on time.
Fewer meetings, clearer handovers
The first weeks exposed every unclear handover. Who approves a headline? Who checks image credits? Writing those answers down removed more friction than any tool.
The calendar did not create the problems. It revealed them.
The team's conclusion was modest. A shorter week is possible when the workflow is explicit, and painful when it lives only in people's heads.
