Elaboration 20

When we imagine a small factory owner, who is faced with the problem of enlarging his factory hall, the gain by simple change of idea becomes clear. Let us say that he wants his building at least on tenth bigger, add ten percent of personnel, and then he would be satisfied. The cost, however, is too much. It not only means building cost and those for new machines, but also architect fee (only once), insurance increase (for life), maintenance, interest on loans, higher tax rates, etc. Probably, the new addition will cost every 5 years its equivalent of building and installation cost. All this, could be done away with by simply changing an idea. What businessman would not jump at the possibility to increase his workplace with 2/7th without the least cost? Yet, when the man simply takes on the extra personnel, changes nothing in the size of the building but have them work at Saturdays and Sundays as well, the thing is achieved. It only requires of the workmen not to think along the irrational line that 'everybody' has to have weekend on the same two days, they all have varied weekends. The rational idea, correct for our reality, says that Sunday is only an agreed upon (standardized) name, the day itself is precisely the same as every other day. The wastes caused by our superstitious ideas in this respect are gigantic.