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SOON An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me |
| ANDREW SANTELLA
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| 懶惰真是發明之母?
按照文化史學者的傳統,諸如作家吉姆.霍爾特與莎拉・沃爾等人,振揚其思慮之於拖延的危險與耽樂。正當人們忙著「挺身而進」、「全力以赴」,致力工作得更聰明、更快、更好時,安德魯.桑特拉卻停下腳步反問:「為何歷來偉大的發明家、藝術家與科學家,卻同時過著死忠拖延者的雙重人生? 桑特拉檢視上自李奧納多.達文西、美國建築大師法蘭克.洛伊.萊特,下至達爾文,以及《舊約聖經》中的先知等著名人物的拖延歷史。他同時剖析當代社會的「效率崇拜」——包含一票效率大師、成功法則與種種保證。 最終,桑特拉試圖回答以下問題: 遷延能否帶來創新? 拖延與才華間是否有所關聯? 為何我們總將拖延視同懶惰? 自稱「拖延症患者」,桑特拉以坦率又機智的筆調,描寫自己的日常習慣,例如為了逃避寫作而分心粉刷暖氣片,或是收聽體育脫口秀等。《拖延有理》謹獻給曾經推拖拉的人們,並嘗試說服讀者:時間是我們最寶貴的資源,而所謂「浪費」時間,也許正是幸福人生的關鍵。 In the tradition of cultural historians like Sarah Vowell and Jim Holt comes a galvanizing meditation on the perils and pleasures of procrastination. While others are busy leaning in, crushing it, and trying to work smarter, faster, and better, Andrew Santella stops to ask why so many of our greatest inventors, artists, and scientists have led double lives as committed procrastinators. Santella examines great procrastinators from Leonardo da Vinci and Frank Lloyd Wright to Charles Darwin and prophets from the Old Testament. He also explores the modern-day "cult of efficiency"—its gurus, principles, and promises. Ultimately, Santella seeks to answer the following questions: Can procrastination lead to innovation? Can we draw a connection between delay and brilliance? And why do we often equate procrastination with laziness? A self-proclaimed procrastinator, Santella writes with candor and wit about his own habits, from painting a radiator to listening to sports talk radio just to avoid writing. Soon is a book for anyone who has ever put off a task, convincing the reader that time is our most valuable resource and "wasting" it just might be the key to a happy life. |
| ■安德魯.桑特拉/Andrew Santella Andrew Santella has written for such publications as GQ, the New York Times Book Review, Slate, and the Atlantic.com. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he is likely at this very moment putting off doing something important. |
| 作者:安德魯.桑特拉/Andrew Santella 版本:International Edition 規格:平裝/Paperback,14 x 20.9 x 1.6 cm,208頁 出版商:WILLIAM MORROW 商標:Dey Street Books 出版日期:2018年03月13日 語言:英文 ISBN-13:978-0-06-285110-9 新書。 Condition: New. ★消費滿額可享免運優惠★
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