In this book, 18 essays from promising scientist are bundled. How do academics from different disciplines think about time? How is time measured, perceived, and experienced? How do changes in structures of time affect the economy, working ethos, mobility, flexibility and the overall wellbeing of civilians? What are the effects of short-term thinking? In this book, a multidisciplinary team of scientist presents a broad range of answers.

Essays written by Bert van den Bergh, Fieke Visser, Roy Groen, Zoë Zernitz, Gert van Vugt, Marion Collewet, Peter Becker, Eva Coopmans, Nico Marsman, Martijn Stronks, Paulan Korenhof, Levi van den Bogaard, Stephan van der Raad, Melissa Verhoef, Derk-Jan Schonewille, Annemijn Loermans, Iris van Ooijen, Judith van Zanten.