Thank you for being late
an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations
by Thomas L. Friedman
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Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers--
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Technology and civilization, Social aspects, Geopolitics, Globalization, Modern Civilization, Climatic changes, Large type books, Technological innovations, Political participation, Technology, social aspects, Civilization, modern, 21st century, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2016-12-11, New York Times bestseller, Technological innovations -- Social aspects, Climatic changes -- Social aspects, Civilization, Modern -- 21st century, Civilization, Modern, Time -- Sociological aspects, Time pressure, Time perception -- Social aspects, Information technology -- Social aspectsTimes
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Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2016].
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