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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 loss)--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.--"We all sense it--something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your kids. You can't miss it when you read the newspapers or watch the news. Our lives are being transformed in so many realms all at once--and it is dizzying. In Thank You for Being Late, a work unlike anything he has attempted before, Thomas L. Friedman exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them and cushion their worst impacts. You will never look at the world the same way again after you read this book; how you understand the news, the work you do, th

Who reads Thank You for Being Late : an Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations?

Author

Friedman, Thomas L.

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780374900434

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Technology, Political Science

Rating

3.96 / 5 (154 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14