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Time is the datum that rules our lives. The frenetic purpose – more than we want to admit – is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best conveys the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your “hurry sickness” you may find yourself punching 88 seconds instead of 90 because it is faster to tap the same digit twice. Do you stand at the microwave for that minute and a half? Or is that long enough to make a quic… More >>
#1 by Warren L. Whitlock on July 3, 2010 - 8:40 am
There’s only one bad thing about James Gleick’s Faster.. reading it you are constantly aware that you really do live at a much faster rate than you used too.
As always, a detailed look at life from a different perspective. Enjoyed learning about the effects and reasons we feel that things are speeding up.
Rating: 4 / 5