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...Many people complain that life is becoming too fast for them, but the message of your book is to embrace the speed. Why should they? What's in it for them if they feel as though life is already going too fast...
...think everybody feels that rush, that busyness. Why should we embrace the speed? It really is the solution to having the time to enjoy the significant things. This book, in some ways, is about choice. Our productivity has gone way up, but it just means we're filling our extra time with even more productivity and not making the choice to say, 'wait a minute. I'm going to choose to shut my cell phone off. I'm going to choose to enjoy this time watching a sunset...
...your BlackBerry! Cuddle your cell phone! It's time to make peace with the whoosh of your 24/7 lifestyle, says author Vince Poscente, 46, in his thought-provoking new book, The Age of Speed. Poscente advocates coming to terms with - nay, savoring - the "more-faster-now world." His contrarian message: "Speed leads to a more pleasant, less stressful experience." The author, a business consultant with a master's degree in organizational management, knows a thing or two about velocity. He competed in speed skiing, a demo...
...TIME: How did you get interested in the subject of speed...
...write about how people have a love-hate relationship with speed. What do you mean by that...