a. She argues- there is no time in human history where chronemics mattered more than it does today- being literate with chronemicsb. Look at how it is bound to comm today through wikis, smart phones, discussion boards, comments, tweets, news feeds, sharing, e news, etc.c. THIS is the heightened and most intense period fo time in which comm and time are linked**d. She argues that through understanding this will make personal life better, organizational, family- all typical levels of comm structures (interpersonal, group, family)its so deep its taken for granted- deepest level of culture that contains taken-for-granted and institutionalized beliefs and valuesSeldom rise to the conscious level for examination and discussion- rise to this conscious level to where we can talk about it- that’s what is unique about the classa. = the spirit or genius which marks the thought or feeling of a period or ageb. In 2014, the common spirit of the times are more fast, or betterc. RIGHT NOW- in the mix of it- it is more fast or more betterd. Non-linearity= while there is faster faster, that is majority of messages we hear about time and comm (more better faster) there is a small group of voices who are saying its not that simple, but theres something that is not quite linear and cant be added up as easily in terms of value being producede. We are all used to the instant communication- we all crave itf. So often when we say something we wish we could have said it differentlyg. Letters allow us to do thisa. If you want something done really fast and really well, you are going to pay a ton of money for it- if you want it cheap and fast, maybe not good qualityb. BUT lately- theres a sense that that is not enough- people want it all 3c. These 2 competing views of time and temporality- encapsulated in 2 books in 2002 (Faster and In Praise of Slowness) one says everythings faster and saying theres another group of peopled. Faster and slowere. More and lessf. Quantity and qualityg. Industrial and post-industrialh. To use the same metrics we used to for post-industrial knowledge work (who made more is more productive) ***i. Theres cultural and historical differing aspectsi. Looking at cultural patterns/standardsii. Ex/ when you decide to celebrate your anniversary, the day you meet vs. wedding dayiii. Changing the way we communicate to make communication with others betteri. being body-checked BY THE COMPULSION TO BE DISTRACTEDb. he is pulled back into the 2-d surface of the web- where everything opinion is positioned to appear as truth- some blogs are so heavily trafficked that they have become bigger and more respected than the old newspapersc. theres an inverse relationship between convenient modern tech and personal productivity- the thin rope of personal concentration snapped by the beep of my inbox announcing a new message***i. opposite relationship between modern technology and personal concentration- personal concentration is beeped by technologya. FUNGIBLE= time unites are exchangeablei. Ex/ if you break your great grandmothers vase, theres nothing you can do about it vs an iphone (iphone is fungible)b. EPOCHAL= each time unit is unique and not exchangeablei. Ex/ if your mom calls you at 3 am vs 3 pmii. Ex/ Franklin BBQiii. Can be reoccurring ex. HolidaysClock time= time is viewed as a scarce resource and a high value is placed on carving it up into activities that run back to back- in orgs with strong clock time, prime driver is working to deadlinesCharacteristics of this is Edward Hall Silent Language- as monochromic time (M)= tasks are typically handled in an ordered sequence, one at a time, with fairly rigid slots for appointments. Attention tends to get devoted to one convo at at a time, rather than jumping back and forth between diff people- rels with colleagues are lower in priority than the task in handEVENT TIME= predominate in Latin America, Mediterranean, middle East and some Africa- emphasis is on letting events themselves, rather than the clock drive activity- people are treated as more important than appointments and schedules, so the natural flow of events runs its course and the achievement of results is not stressed**Shops and restaurants close when customer leavesChanges in activity occurs less as a result of the passage of hours and minutes and more as a result of an event reaching its natural enda. Characteristics of this is Edward Hall Silent Language- as MONOCHRONIC time (M)= tasks are typically handled in an ordered sequence, one at a time, with fairly rigid slots for appointments. Attention tends to get devoted to one convo at at a time, rather than jumping back and forth between diff people- rels with colleagues are lower in priority than the task in handb. POLYCHRONIC time (P-time)= avoids having predetermined schedule- instead, the emphasis is on switching between activities in no strict order- in the workplace the priority is social relationships, with a 50-50 split bw getting on with the task in hand and off-task talk – social cohesion is valued for facilitating team working and developing new collaborationsc. These styles rely more on mixing business with social timed. POLYCHRONIC= you had important people to call me and tell me you would be late so its oka. Ways in which organizations and their members flourish and prosper in especially favorable ways- who’s doing the best work and practices and how can we incorporate thoseb. Inside and outside of workc. 3 things that shape time= WORK, RELIGION, TECHNOLOGYi. protestant work ethic- if you are American, you are heir to this- what we believe about time- technology changes everything alwaysii. work- the kinda work we do is shaped by tech and other factorsreading= is a new movement in organizational science that focuses on the dynamics leading to exceptional individual and organizational performance such as developing human strength, producing resilience and restoration, and fostering vitalitya. INTERSUBJECTIVE= shared by a culture or groupi. Created through interaction, communicationii. Ex/ in his restaurant, you can eat at precisely the same time with others, the same thing, he creates the experience for you- he creates it for this group and this group aloneb. SUBJECTIVE= individual-i. Personal idiosyncrasies (people have different perceptions)ii. Ex/ our culture about timeiii. Einstein quote- time is relative to what you are dongiv. Time is diff depending on what your experience isv. Ex/ sushi chef- he thinks