In Praise of Slowness
In Praise of Slowness We live in the age of speed. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. We strain to be more…
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In Praise of Slowness
We live in the age of speed. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day.
In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love.Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. Why are we always in such a rush? What