relentless pursuit of novelty in modern society.

Now the Consumer Story is collapsing in on itself, and is at risk of taking us down with it. It was supposed to set us free and give us power, but many of us feel trapped in a rat race, while the background to our lives is a spiral of decline we are powerless to do anything about.

(1) The workday is being sliced into tiny, fleeting work moments by an onslaught of physical and virtual distractions. And (2) an unhealthy obsession with growth at any cost sets towering, unrealistic expectations that stress people out.