Thank You for Being Late

An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

Paperback, 560 pages

Published Oct. 24, 2017 by Picador.

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978-1-250-14122-4
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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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