The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comerby Parker on TwosBefore Thomas Edison the average person slept eleven hours a nightA century ago the less you worked, the more status you had. Now it’s flipped: the more you sit around and relax, the less status you haveIn 2007, none of us had smartphones or wifi acess“The net is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation” - Nicholas Carr in The ShallowsThe average iPhone user touches his or her phone 2,617 times a dayAttention economy: a company can get your money, if and only if, they can get your attention