“Why we Crave Time”Steve Oades, November 2010Corresponding article - http://www.cravetime.com/about-time/articles-about-time/why-we-crave-time

Time pressureLife is flying

Always/often feels rushed or pressed for time

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Time pressureLife is flying

Acceleration of just about everything; Vanishing pause

Time lock

Time bind

Time poverty, time scarcity, time famine

Work intensification; Info overload; 24/7 culture

ConsequencesTime Pressure - The cost of busyness

Personal costsTime Pressure - The cost of busyness

● Hurry sickness

● Health

● Poor decisions

● Lack of creativity

● Missing the things that matter.

Family costsTime pressure - The cost of busyness

Community costsTime pressure - the cost of busyness

The core idea of social capital theory is that social networks have value.

Community costsTime pressure - the cost of busyness

“Craving time to do the things that matter.”

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