Name five modern conveniences that you could not live without. Explain each one and why living without that item would make it impossible to function in an efficient way.

How might things be even faster 20 or 50 or 100 years from now? Which items would become obsolete and why?

What is the single most important invention in the time-saving realm? Choose one from the past century and explain the reason behind the choice.

What is the downside of multitasking? What does a person sacrifice by doing so many things at one time?

Gleick says that people work an average of one extra month per year than they did in the previous generation. Why? What caused the change? Can it be reversed?

What item might you create in order to make things go faster still? Discuss and submit a plan for the idea and how it would...