The Burnout Society

This book tackles the subject of how our competitive, service-oriented societies are impacting the late-modern individual. Multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders ranging from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. The author delves into the negative effects of an age characterized by excessive positivity and universal availability and argues for the importance of intermittent intellectual reflection in a world where constant neural connection is valued above all else. Drawing on literature, philosophy, and social and natural sciences, this book offers a deep exploration of the stakes of sacrificing mental downtime.