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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Feeling constantly rushed isn’t only your problem - it’s a social issue.
This book examines how societal norms, the disappearance of collective rhythms and constant connectivity create chronic time pressure. Combining international comparisons and sociological analyses, it explores how busyness affects physical and mental wellbeing, why mothers carry extra burdens and the challenges of remote work.
Whether you’re seeking insight into modern life, gendered labour or strategies for reclaiming calm, this book illuminates how society shapes the way we experience time.
‘Time Pressures provides a powerful argument that busyness isn’t a personal productivity problem but a social choice.’ Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne
1. Introduction: The Problem of Time Pressure
2. Collective or Individual Rhythm
3. The Norm of Busyness
4. Mothers Are Busy Because the Revolution Is Incomplete at Home
5. Online All the Time, Because We Can Be
6. Integrating or Segmenting
7. The Work from Home Dilemma
8. Not Everyone Is Busy, or Wants to Be
9. Scenarios