Google allows it’s people to work 20% of their work time on whatever they feel passionate about.  Recently, I read a post about 37 signals switching to 4 day work weeks.  It got me thinking

If you have the right type of people, it’s good to let them have freedom to play around with stuff, just experiment.  One they learn stuff, making them a better employee, it’s cheaper than college or often going to conferences.  Another thing is that the people are fresher, feel less bogged down.  Just a few random thoughts on that.