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Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
by James Gleick
Hurry sickness, multitasking, the remote control, Type A: how everything sped up and what it does to us, written in 1999 and truer now.
Read it if…
you want the history of hurry.
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Skip it if…
you want a slow-living guide.
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Three things you will actually use
- Speed is a culture.
- Saved time gets filled.
- Notice the hurry.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the door close button.
Our verdict
Gleick on speed.
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