Thriving in 24/7: Six Strategies for Taming the New World of Work

Our sense of time is being transformed by technologies that operate at a speed beyond human consciousness. New tools of work erode the boundaries between public and private. The stages of life unfold in ways that are no longer predictable. This text on the role of work in the new economy offers readers six strategies to achieve equilibrium in this new world. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with men and women adept at navigating life in 24/7, the author shows us how to improvise, how to become partners in change with our employers and how to customize our lives and our careers to suit our individual needs as they change over time.