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Comeonadmitit--youlikelivingatbreakneckspeed.好了,承认吧――你就喜环忙得团团转LifeintheFastLaneJamesGleick1Weareinarush.Weare__kinghaste.Acompressionoftimecharacterizes__nyofourlives.Astime-useresearcherslookaroundtheyseearushingandscurryingeverywhere.SometimescultureresemblesonebigstompedanthillsayJohnP.RobinsonandGeoffreyGodbeyintheirbookTimeforLife.人在快车道詹姆斯·格利克我们东奔西忙我们急急匆匆时间紧迫是我们许多人的生活特点时间利用研究者环顾四周,只见人人忙乱,处处步履匆匆有时文明就像是“一个被踩瘪的大蚁冢”,约翰·P·鲁宾逊和杰弗里·戈德比在《生活时间》一书中写道21Instantaneityrules.Pollstersuseelectronicdevi__sduringpoliticalspeechestomeasureopinionsonthewingbeforetheyhavebeenfullyformed;fast-foodrestaurantsaddexpresslanes.Evenreadingtochildrenisunderpressure.ThevolumeOne-MinuteBedtimeStoriesconsistsoftraditionalstoriesthatcanbereadbyabusyparentinonlyoneminute.即时行为主宰着一切人们发表__演说时,听众尚未形成看法,__调查人员就利用电子装置进行当场测定;快餐店增设了快速通道甚至给孩子念故事也得赶时间《一分钟临睡前的故事》一书收的都是让___家长仅用一分钟就能讲完的老故事3Therearepla__sandobjectsthatsignifyimpatien__.Thedoor-closebuttoninelevatorssooftenapla__bousedtodistractriderstowhomtensecondsseemsaneternity.Speed-dialbuttonsontelephones.Remotecontrolswhichhavecausedanac__lerationinthepa__offilmsandtelevisioncommercials.许多场所和物件都表明人们有急躁情绪电梯里的关门按钮常常起心理安慰作用,好让那些连10秒钟都觉得漫长难捱的乘梯人分散注意力还有__机的快拨键还有可使影片和电视__快速播放的遥控器4TimeisagentledeitysaidSophocles.Perhapsitwasforhim.Thesedaysitcracksthewhip.2Wehu__nshavechosenspeedandwethriveonit--morethanwegenerallyadmit.Ourabilitytoworkandplayfastgivesuspower.Itthrillsus.时间之神温雅从容,索福克勒斯如是说他那时或许如此当今社会时间扬鞭催人我们人类选择了速度,凭借着速度而繁荣兴旺――其程度超过人们所普遍承认的那样我们快节奏工作、娱乐的本领赋予我们力量我们为此兴奋不已5Andifhasteistheac__leratorpedalmultitaskingisoverdrive.Thesedaysitispossibletodriveeatlistentoabookandtalkonthephone--allaton__ifyoudare.DavidFeld__ninNewYorkscheduleshistoothflossingtocoincidewithhisregularbrowsingofonlinediscussiongroups.HehaslearnedtohitPageDownwithhispinkie.MikeHoldernessinLondonwatchesTVwithcaptioningsothathecankeepthesoundoffandlistentotheunrelatedmusicofhischoi__.Anentireclassoftechnologiesisdedicatedtothefurtheran__ofmultitasking.Carphones.Bookstandsonexercise__chines.Waterproofshowerradios.如果匆忙是加速器的踏板,一心多用就是超速档如今,完全可能做到边开车边吃东西边听录音书籍边打__--要是你敢这么做纽约的大卫·费尔德曼把用洁牙线清洁牙缝安排在日常浏览网上讨论之时他已经学会用小手指敲击下行键伦敦的迈克·霍尔德内斯看带字幕的电视节目,这样他就能把音量调低到听不见,好欣赏自己喜欢的与电视节目无关的音乐有一整套的技术专门用来促进一心多用如汽车__如健身器材上的搁书架如防水的淋浴间收音机6Notsolongagoformostpeoplelisteningtotheradiowasasingletaskactivity.Nowitisrareforapersontolistentotheradioanddonothingelse.不久以前,对大多数人而言,听收音机是一项单一的活动如今极少有人在听收音机时,别的什么也不干7EvenTVhaslostitscom__ndofourforeground.Inso__nyhouseholdstheTVjuststaysonlikeanoisylightbulbwhilethelifeofthefamilypassesbackandforthinitsshimmeringglow.就连我们生活中占据重要地位的电视机也失去了控制力在许多家庭里,电视机就一直开着,如同一个发出噪声的灯泡,人们在其微弱的闪光里日复一日地过着他们的家庭生活83Asenseofwell-beingcomeswiththissaturationofparallelpathwaysinthebrain.Wechoose__niaoverboredomeverytime.Hu__nshavenevereveroptedforslowerpointsoutthehistorianStephenKern.脑海中充斥的这种种并行不悖的情况带来的是一种幸福感每次我们都宁可大干一番而不愿厌倦懈怠“人类从未,也永远不会选择放慢速度,”历史学家斯蒂芬·克恩说9Wecatchthefever--andthefeverfeelsgood.Weliveinthebuzz.IthasgottentothepointwheremydayscrammedwithallsortsofactivitiesfeellikeanOlympicenduran__event:theeverydayathonconfessesJayWalljasperintheUtneReader.我们染上了狂热――感觉竟然还不错我们生活在忙乱中“程度已经如此严重,我的生活排满了各种各样的活动,感觉就像是在进行___耐力项目比赛每日马拉松赛,”杰伊·沃加斯泼在《读者》上坦言10Allhu__nityhasnotsuccumbedequallyofcourse.4Ifyou__kehasteyouprobably__keitinthetechnology-drivenworld.Sociologistshavealsofoundthatincreasingwealthandincreasingeducationbringasenseoftensionabouttime.Webelievethatwepossesstoolittleofit.NowonderIvanSeidenberganAmericantelecommunicationsexecutivejokesaboutthemythicalDayDoublerprogramhiscustomersseemtowant:Usingsophisticatedtime-__ppingandcompressiontechniquesDayDoublergivesyouac__ssto48hourseachandeveryday.AtthehighernumbersDayDoublerbecomeslessstableandyouruntheriskofatemporalcrashinwhicheverythingfromthebeginningoftimetothepresentcouldcrashdownaroundyousuckingyouintoasuspendedtimezone.当然,并非人人同染此病如果你奔忙不停,很可能你是奔忙在由技术所驱动的社会中社会学家也发现,富裕程度和教育程度的提高带来时间的紧迫感我们认为自己时间太少难怪美国一位__公司经理伊凡·塞登伯格拿子虚乌有、用户们却似乎颇为心仪的一天变两天程序开玩笑“‘一天变两天’运用先进的时间安排、压缩技术,使你天天拥有48小时时间比较多了,该程序就不很稳定,你会面临时间崩溃的危险,从有时间起到当前所有的一切都会倾倒在你身旁,把你吞入一个暂时不起作用的时区”11Ourcultureviewstimeasathingtohoardandprotect.TimesavingisthesubjecttoscoresofbookswithtitleslikeStreamliningYourLife;TakeYourTime;MoreHoursinMyDay.Marketersanticipateourdesiretosavetimeandrespondwithfastovensquickplaybackquickfreezingandfastcredit.我们的文化把时间看做可囤积、保护之物省时是众多书籍的主题,如《提高生活效率》、《悠着点》、《我的一天不止24小时》商人预见到我们一心省时的欲望,于是推出快速烤炉、快速回放装置、快速解冻以及快速贷款作为应对12Wehaveallthesewaystosavetimebutwhatdoesthatcon__ptreallymeanDoestimesavingmeangettingmoredoneIfsodoestalkingona__llularphoneatthebeachsavetimeorwasteitIfyoucanchoosebetweena30-minutetrainrideduringwhichyoucanreadanda20-minutedriveduringwhichyoucannotdoesthedrivesavetenminutesDoesit__kesensetosaythatdrivingsavestenminutesfromyourtravelbudgetwhileremovingtenminutesfromyourreadingbudget我们有那么多“节省时间”的方法,可省时这个概念真正意味着什么呢?省时是否意味着做得更多?如果是这样,那么在海滩用手机通话是节省还是浪费时间?如果你有两个选择乘坐30分钟火车,其间你可以看书;开车20分钟,其间你不能看书那开车是否算是省下10分钟?13Thesequestionshavenoanswer.Theydependonacon__ptthatisillformed:theveryideaoftimesaving.Someofussaywewanttosavetimewhenreallywejustwanttodomore--andfaster.Itmightbe______sttorecognisethatthereistimeandwe__kechoi__sabouthowtospendithowtospareithowtouseitandhowtofillit.这些问题并没有答案它们取决于一个很不明确的概念,即省时这一观念本身有些人说想节约时间,其实是想多做些事,而且要做得更快也许,最简单的是要认识到,时间就在这儿,我们可以选择如何花时间,如何节约时间,如何利用时间,如何填补时间14Timeisnotathingwehavelost.Itisnotathingweeverhad.Itiswhatwelivein.时间不是我们遗失的东西时间不是我们曾拥有的东西我们生活在时间之中。