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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.



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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 *

What We Really Do All Day

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    A Paperback / softback by Jonathan Gershuny, Oriel Sullivan

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      Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 27 June 2019
      ISBN-13 9780241285565
      978-0241285565
      ISBN-10 0241285569
      Also in:
      Social theory Sociology: sport and leisure Sociology: work and labour

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Trade Review
      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 *

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