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1、Unit13OurSchedules,OurSelvesJayWalljasper1DAMN!You’re20minutes—no,morelikehalfanhour—lateforyourbreakfastmeeting,whichyouwerehopingtoscootoutofearlytomakean8:30seminaracrosstown.And,somewhereinthere,there’sthatconferencecall.Now,atthelastminute,youhavetobeata9:40meeting.Nowayyoucanmissit.Let’ss
2、ee,theafternoonistotallybooked,butyoucanprobablypushbackyour10:15appointmentandworkthroughlunch.Thatwoulddoit.Whew!Thedayhasbarelybegunandalreadyyouarecountingthehoursuntilevening,whenyoucanfinallygohomeandhappily,gloriously,triumphantly,donothing.You’llskipyogaclass,blowofftheneighborhoodmeeti
3、ng,ignorethepilesoflaundryandjustrelax.Yes!…No!Tonight’sthenightoftheconcert.YoupromisedNathanandMaraweeksagothatyouwouldgo.DAMN!2Welcometodailygrindcirca2003—agrueling24-7competitionagainsttheclockthatleaveseventhewinnerswonderingwhathappenedtotheirlives.Determinedandsternlyfocused,wemarchthro
4、ugheachdayobeyingtheordersofourcalendars.Theidlemoment,thereflectivepause,serendipityofanysorthavenoplaceinourplans.Stoppingtotalktosomeoneorslowingdowntoappreciateasunnyafternoonwillonlymakeyoulateforyournextroundofactivities.Fromtheminuteweriseinthemorning,mostofushaveourdaychartedout.Theonly
5、surpriseisifweactuallygeteverythingdonethatwehadplannedbeforecollapsingintobedatnight.3Onthejob,inschool,athome,increasingnumbersofNorthAmericansarevirtualslavestotheirschedules.Someofwhatfillsourdaysareonerousobligations,somearewonderfulopportunities,andmostfallinbetween,buttakentogethertheyad
6、duptotoomuch.Toomuchtodo,toomanyplacestobe,toomanythingshappeningtoofast,allmappedoutforusinprecisequarter-hourallotmentsonourpalmpilotsordayplanners.Wearenotleadingourlives,butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties,commitments,demands,andoptions.Howdidthishappen?Where’stheluxuriousleisureth
7、atdecadesoftechnologicalprogresswassupposedtobestowuponus?4Theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions,isachiefculprit.Folksatthebottomofthesocio-economic
