A History of Timekeeping: Our Obsession With Time Is Both Ancient and Modern

Send us Fan Mail Your phone buzzes. Another meeting reminder. A calendar notification. A timer for that thing you were cooking. If you're like most people, you experience dozens of these little time-related interruptions daily. We're practically swimming in them, these constant reminders that our modern lives are utterly, completely governed by precise measurements of time. But here's the kicker: this relationship with time isn't just some modern affliction. It's ancient. It's primal. And it ...