Summary of Thank You for Being Late

If you're living through the 21st century but feeling like the pace of life has picked up beyond what you can handle, "Thank You for Being Late" will help you understand why. Renowned journalist Thomas L. Friedman has returned to what he does best in this fascinating field guide to modern life--though many of the conclusions he comes to might leave you feeling anything but optimistic.

What Will You Learn from Reading This Book?

• A background understanding of the changes that have taken place in the past half century around the world
• The history of popular technology today, like the personal computer, the cell phone and 'Watson' the supercomputer
• An understanding of Moore's Law and why it is transforming the technology of the modern world
• The impacts of the Age of Acceleration on the environment, and what it means for the battle against climate change
• An understanding of the ways an accelerated world works to increase geopolitical tensions, and the surprising ways it can also solve it
• Why the cloud (or supernova) is possibly the single biggest achievement of our era
• What the strength in small communities is and the difference they can make for the world as a whole
• Why being constantly connected through 'flows' sometimes leaves us feeling more isolated than ever
• Where all the middle class jobs have gone, and what needs to happen to bring them back
• Why you don't need to worry about robots taking away your job...yet

***Don't miss Thomas L. Friedman's field guide to the 21st century addressing everything from technology to community to the environment. This FastReads summary provides chapter synopses, key takeaways, along with an in-depth editorial review to help you quickly and fully absorb this wisdom of the New York Times Bestselling author.***

Book Summary Overview

People around the world can sense that things are changing fast, but it's difficult to put a finger on why. Friedman does the difficult work for you by looking through a half century of worldwide technological and geopolitical innovation in order to highlight the ways that things have changed beyond recognition--even in the last 10 years. By explaining the exponential powers of Moore's Law for technology, the 'States of Destruction' that countries are descending into post-post-Cold War, and the devastation that environmental degradation and booming populations have caused to the natural world, Friedman points the finger at where things derailed in the modern world--and what we can do to get back on track.

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