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What We Really Do All Day

Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research

Oriel Sullivan author Jonathan Gershuny author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:27th Jun '19

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How do we spend our time? Remarkable insights into the day-to-day impact of social changes from a unique team of experts.

How has the way we spend our time changed over the last fifty years?
Are we really working more, sleeping less and addicted to our phones?

What does this mean for our health, wealth and happiness?

Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives are busier than ever before. Yet a detailed look at our daily activities reveals some surprising truths about the social and economic structure of the world we live in. This book delves into the unrivalled data collection and expertise of the Centre for Time Use Research to explore fifty-five years of change and what it means for us today.

Surprising truths about modern life . . . a fascinating analysis * The Guardian *
This book is brilliant at busting myths about how we spend our time . . . its insight into what we do is illuminating . . . it's impossible not to see your life - and those of your parents and children - reflected in the data . . . And that makes reading it an excellent use of time. * Literary Review *
Fascinating data, revealing much about our lives in the 21st century * iNews *

ISBN: 9780241285565

Dimensions: 181mm x 111mm x 21mm

Weight: 222g

384 pages