The Average American Works More and Takes Fewer Vacations Than a Medieval Peasant
Here’s something you probably didn’t expect to envy about the Middle Ages: time off. Yes, life in the 13th or 14th century came with its fair share of hardships—disease, war, poor hygiene—but it also came with something many modern Americans sorely lack: rest. While we like to believe we’ve evolved past the back-breaking labor of …