Acknowledgments.
Preface: Time Talks, With an Accent.
Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture.
Tempo: The Speed of Life.
Duration: The Psychological Clock.
A Brief History of Clock Time.
Living on Event Time.
Time and Power: The Rules of the Waiting Game.
Fast, Slow, and the Quality of Life.
Where Is Life Fastest?
Health, Wealth, Happiness, and Charity.
Japan’s Contradiction.
Changing Pace.
Time Literacy: Learning the Silent Language.
Minding Your Time, Timing Your Mind.
Notes.
Index.