Asthepaceoflifeintoday'sworldgrowseverfaster,weseemforeveronthego
Withsomuchtodoandsolittletimetodoitin,howarewetocope
RichardTomkinssetsaboutuntanglingtheproblemandcomesupwithananswer
随着当今世界生活节奏日益加快,我们似乎一直在不停奔忙
事情那么多,时间却那么少,我们该怎么办
里查德·汤姆金斯着手解决这一问题,并提出了建议
OldFatherTimeBecomesaTerrorRichardTomkins1Onceuponatime,technology,wethought,wouldmakeourliveseasier
Machineswereexpectedtodoourworkforus,leavinguswithever-increasingquantitiesoftimetowasteawayonidlenessandpleasure
时间老人成了可怕的老人理查德·汤姆金斯从前,我们以为技术发展会使我们的生活变得更安逸
那时我们觉得机器会替代我们工作,我们则有越来越多的时间休闲娱乐
2Butinsteadofliberatingus,technologyhasenslavedus
Innovationsareoccurringatabewilderingrate:asmanynowarriveinayearasoncearrivedinamillennium
Andaseachinventionarrives,iteatsfurtherintoourtime
但技术发展没有把我们解放出来,而是使我们成为奴隶
新技术纷至沓来,令人目不暇接:一年涌现的技术创新相当于以前一千年