Thank You for Being Late

出版者:Farrar, Straus and Giroux

作者:Thomas L. Friedman

页数:496

出版时间:2016-11-22

价格:USD 28.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780374273538

具体描述

A field guide to the twenty-first century, written by one of its most celebrated observers

We all sense it―something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your kids. You can’t miss it when you read the newspapers or watch the news. Our lives are being transformed in so many realms all at once―and it is dizzying.

In Thank You for Being Late, a work unlike anything he has attempted before, Thomas L. Friedman exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them and cushion their worst impacts. You will never look at the world the same way again after you read this book: how you understand the news, the work you do, the education your kids need, the investments your employer has to make, and the moral and geopolitical choices our country has to navigate will all be refashioned by Friedman’s original analysis.

Friedman begins by taking us into his own way of looking at the world―how he writes a column. After a quick tutorial, he proceeds to write what could only be called a giant column about the twenty-first century. His thesis: to understand the twenty-first century, you need to understand that the planet’s three largest forces―Moore’s law (technology), the Market (globalization), and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss)―are accelerating all at once. These accelerations are transforming five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community.

Why is this happening? As Friedman shows, the exponential increase in computing power defined by Moore’s law has a lot to do with it. The year 2007 was a major inflection point: the release of the iPhone, together with advances in silicon chips, software, storage, sensors, and networking, created a new technology platform. Friedman calls this platform “the supernova”―for it is an extraordinary release of energy that is reshaping everything from how we hail a taxi to the fate of nations to our most intimate relationships. It is creating vast new opportunities for individuals and small groups to save the world―or to destroy it.

Thank You for Being Late is a work of contemporary history that serves as a field manual for how to write and think about this era of accelerations. It’s also an argument for “being late”―for pausing to appreciate this amazing historical epoch we’re passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers. To amplify this point, Friedman revisits his Minnesota hometown in his moving concluding chapters; there, he explores how communities can create a “topsoil of trust” to anchor their increasingly diverse and digital populations.

With his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, Friedman shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations―if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to reimagine work, politics, and community. Thank You for Being Late is Friedman’s most ambitious book―and an essential guide to the present and the future.

作者简介

Thomas L. Friedman is a three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his work with The New York Times and the author of six bestselling books, including The World Is Flat.

目录信息

Part I. Reflecting. Thank you for being late
Part II. Accelerating. What the hell happened in 2007?
Moore's law
The supernova
The market
Mother Nature
Part III. Innovating. Just too damned fast
Turning AI into IA
Control vs. Kaos
Mother Nature as political mentor
Is God in cyberspace?
Always looking for Minnesota
You can go home again (and you should!)
Part IV. Anchoring. From Minnesota to the world and back
· · · · · · (收起)

读后感

四星，倒数最后三章试图提供解决方案的部分实在不明所以，当个人和社会整体都要被甩出车厢的时候，社区怎么会成为一个独善之地呢？作者故乡的案例恰恰是在之前，按照作者说法，2007年之前的速度下形成的成功故事，对于未来的借鉴很难有效。 至于本书的前半部分，当的起奇书的评...

——读《谢谢你迟到——以慢制胜，破题未来格局》有感 之前错过了读弗里德曼的《世界是平的》，这本书到现在还一直在书架上躺着，不是没有看，而是流行时买来了看不进去，就放下了。月初看到书友会推荐共读弗里德曼的新作，为了控制自己，索性参加了共读。事实证明，幸好有共读...  

用户评价

在读这本书之前，我已经被它的书名所深深吸引。“Thank You for Being Late”——这本身就是一个充满哲思的短语。在这样一个追求效率、崇尚“快”的社会里，迟到似乎成了一种原罪。然而，这个书名却以一种反其道而行之的方式，表达了一种对“慢”的接纳，甚至是一种感激。这不禁让我思考，在许多时候，我们是否因为过于急躁而错失了许多美好的瞬间？是否是因为追求速度而忽略了过程中的风景？我迫不及待地想知道，作者是如何解读“迟到”的，它又将如何颠覆我们对时间的固有认知。

一本好书，就像一位智者，它能够以一种潜移默化的方式，改变我们的思维方式，拓宽我们的视野。我对这本书的期待，并不仅仅是获得一些新的知识，更重要的是它能够在我内心深处激起一些涟漪，引发一些长久的思考。我希望它能让我更加清晰地认识自己，更加深刻地理解他人，也更加有勇气去拥抱生活中的未知。阅读本身就是一种修行，我期待这次阅读能够为我的精神世界带来一次深刻的洗礼和滋养。

我特别喜欢那些能够以一种温暖而充满理解的笔触，探讨人生困境的书籍。生活总会有起伏，我们每个人都会经历迷茫、挫折和失落。我希望这本书能够成为我在那些艰难时刻的陪伴，它不会提供空洞的安慰，而是通过真诚的分享和深刻的见解，让我感受到被理解，并找到继续前行的力量。我期待它能教会我如何在不确定中寻找希望，如何在困境中发现成长的契机，以及如何以一种更平和、更坚韧的心态去面对生活中的种种挑战。

这本书的封面设计非常吸引人，简约的风格中透露着一种沉静的力量。封面上几个简单的词语，组合在一起却能引发无限的遐想，让人在翻开书页之前就充满了好奇。我拿到这本书的时候，正好是在一个安静的午后，阳光透过窗户洒在书页上，那种温暖的感觉仿佛预示着即将到来的阅读体验。我喜欢这样的封面，它不像那些华丽的装饰那样浮夸，而是用一种含蓄的方式，邀请读者进入书中构建的世界。

我一直对那些能够触及心灵深处、引发深度思考的作品情有独钟。这本书似乎就具备这样的特质，从它被誉为“必读之作”的口碑来看，它必定蕴含着非凡的智慧和深刻的洞察。我尤其期待它能够提供一些新的视角，帮助我理解这个快速变化的世界，以及我们在其中扮演的角色。在这个信息爆炸、节奏飞快的时代，找到能够让我们停下脚步，审视内心，与自我对话的作品，已经变得尤为珍贵。我希望这本书能够成为这样的引领者，带领我进行一场精神的探索。

这水平也那吹来？？？ intro就算了 像是刷了加长版Twitter

3.5星。全书围绕信息化、全球化、气候变化、相互依赖式新型地缘政治和如何适应加速时代这几大主体紧密展开。调研走访非常扎实，开头因此很吸引人，能领略到很多前沿工作者的态度眼光，细微之处不乏精妙。但读到后面不由觉得这就是个他人话语的调查报告。作者自己的一些观点如果不能说不够个人，那就只能说不够新颖。尤其后面提到要学习Mother Nature治理国家，浅显娱乐化凸显。作者面对整个技术趋势的勇气和乘风破浪的决心于我最impressive. Adaptability without humiliation.美国不被撼动的技术精英其实在说roll with all the changes. 这是普罗大众做不到的。作者的乐观主义还是天真可能是美国改变先锋愿意接受的现实主义。

有点延续《世界是平的》的角度。更专注科技怎样在加速改变世界的进程。Friedman 一文科出身，要将芯片互联网云等热点科技讲清楚，确实是挺费劲的。不过他收集各种材料来讲他想讲的故事的能力真是了得。

一直到写Minnesota之前的几章我都觉得气势宏大，虽然作者的主要观点不算新颖，但作者已多年的记者身份旁征博引举了很多生动的例子——特别是对于中东国家如何在气候变化的影响下加剧了区域不稳定性，并将这不稳定性蔓延到世界各地的论述非常精彩。但最后两章有点啰嗦，略读也罢~

每月啃一本书的计划木有完成☹️ 只能拿这个来凑数了/毫无新意啊倒眉毛大叔