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1、OldFatherTimeBecomesaTerrRidTomkins1Onceuponatimetechnologywethoughtwouldmakeourliveseasier.Machineswereexpectedtodoourwkfusleavinguswitheverincreasingquantitiesoftimetowasteawayonidlenesspleasure.2Butinsteadofliberating
2、ustechnologyhasenslavedus.Innovationsareoccurringatabewilderingrate:asmanynowarriveinayearasoncearrivedinamillennium.aseachinventionarrivesiteatsfurtherintoourtime.3Themotcarfexamplepromisedunimaginablelevelsofpersonalmo
3、bility.Butnowtrafficincitiesmovesmeslowlythanitdidinthedaysofthehsedrawncarriagewewasteourlivesstuckintrafficjams.4Theaircraftpromisednewhizonstoo.Thetroubleisitdeliveredthem.Itsveryexistencecreatedademftimeconsumingjour
4、neysthatwewouldneverpreviouslyhavedreamedofundertakingthetransatlanticshoppingexpeditionfexamplethetriptoaconventionontheothersideofthewld.5Inmostcasestechnologyhasnotsavedtimebutenabledustodomethings.Inthehomewashingmac
5、hinespromisedtofreewomenfromhavingtotoiloverthelaundry.Inrealitytheyencouragedustochangeourclothesdailyinsteadofweeklycreatingseventimesasmuchwashingironing.Similarlytheweeklybathhasbeenreplacedbythedailyshowermultiplyin
6、gthehoursspentonpersonalgrooming.6Meanwhiletechnologyhasnotonlyallowedwktospreadintoourleisuretimethelaptoponthebeachsyndromebutaddedthenewburdenofdealingwithfaxesemailsvoicemails.Ithasalsoprovideduswiththeopptunitytospe
7、ndhoursfixingsoftwareglitchesonourpersonalcomputersfillingourheadswithuselessinfmationfromtheInter.7TechnologyaparttheInterpointsthewaytoasecondreasonwhywefeelsotimepressed:theinfmationexplosion.8Acoupleofcenturiesagonea
8、rlyallthewldsaccumulatedlearningcouldbecontainedintheheadsofafewphilosophers.Todaythoseheadscouldnothopetoaccommodatemethanatinyfractionoftheinfmationgeneratedinasingleday.9Newsfactsopinionspourinfromeverycnerofthewld.Th
9、etelevisionsetoffers150channels.TherearemillionsofIntersites.MagazinesbooksCDROMsproliferate.10“Inthewholewldofscholarshiptherewereonlyahfulofscientificjournalsinthe18thcenturythepublicationofabookwasanevent“saysEdwardWi
10、lsonhonarycuratinentomologyatHarvardUniversitysmuseumofcomparativezoology.“NowIfindmyselfsubscribingto6070journalsmagazinesjusttokeepmeupwithwhatamountstoaminute19Inequalitiesaparttheperceptionofthetimefamineiswidespread
11、hasprovokedavarietyofreactions.Oneisanattempttogainthelargestpossibleamountofsatisfactionfromthesmallestpossibleinvestmentoftime.Peopletodaywantfastfoodsoundbytesinstantgratification.theybecomeupsetwhentimeiswasted.20“Pe
12、opletalkaboutqualitytime.Theywantperfectmoments“saystheHenleyCentresEdwards.“IfyoutakeyourkidstoamovieMcDonaldsitsnotperfectyouvewastedanafternoonitsasensethatyouvelostsomethingprecious.Ifyoulosesomemoneyyoucanearnsomeme
13、butifyouwastetimeyoucannevergetitback.“21Peoplearealsotryingtobuytime.Anythingthathelpsstreamlineourlivesisagrowthmarket.OneexampleiswhatAmericanscallconciergeservicesdomestichelpchildcaregardeningdecating.onlineretailer
14、sareseeingbigincreasesinsalesthoughnotasyetprofits.22Athirdreactiontotimefaminehasbeenthegrowthofthewklifedebate.Youhearmeaboutpeopletakingearlyretirementgivinguphighpressurejobsinfavourofoccupationswithshterwkinghours.b
15、odiessuchasBritainsNationalWkLifeFumhavesprungupurgingemployerstoendthelonghourscultureamongmanagerstoadoptfamilyfriendlywkingpolicies.23Thetroublewithallthesereactionsisthatliberatingtimewhetherbymakingbetteruseofitbuyi
16、ngitfromothersreducingtheamountspentatwkisfutileifthehoursgainedareimmediatelydivertedtootherpurposes.24AsGodbeypointsoutthestresswefeelarisesnotfromashtageoftimebutfromthesurfeitofthingswetrytocramintoit.“Itsthekidinthe
17、cyste“hesays.“Theresjustsomanygoodthingstodo.Thearrayofchoicesisstunning.Ourfreetimeisincreasingbutnotasfastasoursenseofthenecessary.“25Amesuccessfulremedymaylieinunderstingtheproblemratherthanevadingit.26Befetheindustri
18、alrevolutionpeoplelivedinsmallcommunitieswithlimitedcommunications.Withintheconfinesoftheirvillagetheycouldreasonablyexpecttoknoweverythingthatwastobeknownseeeverythingthatwastobeseendoeverythingthatwastobedone.27Todaybe
19、ingcuriousbynaturewearestilltryingtodothesame.Buttheglobalvillageisawldoflimitlesspossibilitieswecanneverachieveouraim.28Itisnotmetimeweneed:itisfewerdesires.Weneedtoswitchoffthecellphoneleavethechildrentoplaybythemselve
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