{"product_id":"complicated-lives-isbn-9780470012635","title":"Complicated Lives","description":"Complicated Lives examines the greatest conundrum of the modern world: why, despite being richer, healthier and more empowered than ever before, do we continue to feel threatened, under pressure and stressed? There's no denying that we've never had it so good, yet the stark truth is that levels of happiness are unchanged since the 1950s. Offering strategies and insights for avoiding 'the malaise of modernity' whilst exploiting positive experiences the 21st century has to offer, Michael Willmott and William Nelson take readers on a journey of self-discovery into the realities of life in today's complex, multi-channel world.  \u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife could be easier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 IT’S A COMPLICATED LIFE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is life becoming more complex?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe manifestation of increasing complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplicated times – understanding time and priorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating a complex world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 THE NEW INDIVIDUALISM.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe affluent society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA more demanding and marketing-literate consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking fulfilment and experiences – the lure of cultural capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-expression and ‘inconspicuous’ consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanting it all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge and individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging in a world of individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 THE ROUTELESS SOCIETY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe changing influence of institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe personalisation of authority (and the re-emergence of community?).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborative individualists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe growing importance of social capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife without a map.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE NETWORK SOCIETY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork and intellectual capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe three capitals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 NEW LIFE COURSES, NEW CHALLENGES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom simple to complex life paths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom simple to complex (but enduring) families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vertical family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe time of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnticipating transitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLEXITY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove and hate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pace and breadth of change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechno-determinism, complication and feature overload.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore, and more complex, communications in the network society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe blurring of the boundaries between work, home and play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 THE CHOICE EXPLOSION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrowning in choice?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe choice explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow is today’s consumer handling choice?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 REGENDERING LIFE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducational performance and earnings power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen on top?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHousework and shopping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and finance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho pays?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenness about finances: who controls the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding polemics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 THE PARENTING CHALLENGE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional parenting verges on the paranoid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParanoid parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe negotiated family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForever parents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoping with complicated parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 THE ANXIETY SOCIETY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fear Paradox.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyths of Social and Environmental Decline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is this happening?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorrying ourselves to death?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 COMPLICATED TIMES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe value of time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverworked or not? Trends in paid work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnpaid work – the chores of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA life of leisure?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe value of time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn search of happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t discount time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 NAVIGATING A COMPLEX WORLD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe happiness problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t believe the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccept that we can’t control everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan and prioritise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTry to assess the true value of your time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t spend too much time choosing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse and choose technology selectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining, skills and networking tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"...one of the best business books I have read in the past decade...\" (Marketing Direct, Dec 05) \u003cb\u003eMichael Willmott\u003c\/b\u003e is co-founder of the Future Foundation, a consumer think-tank that advises organisations on emerging customer needs. He has 25 years experience as a researcher, analyst and forecaster and is a regular writer, presenter and media commentator on social, economic, political and technological change and its implications for business, government and society. His book \u003ci\u003eCitizen Brands\u003c\/i\u003e, recently published by John Wiley and Sons, deals with the dynamics of the relationship between companies and society and the implications for branding. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is Analysis Manager for \u003ci\u003en\u003c\/i\u003eVision, the Future Foundation’s online social and consumer trends and forecasting service. In recent years, he has managed research projects for a number of major clients including a three-year programme of research for retail bank Abbey National on the subject of life’s complications. He is Editor of practioner papers for the Journal of Consumer Behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \"Comprehensive, cogent, thought provoking; at once both practical and visionary. This important book has its finger on the pulse. Don't overlook it.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlan Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRight Side Up\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Bottom Line\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For anyone interested in today's society this is a must read. A brilliant book which brings empirical understanding to our complex lifestyles.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlan McWalter\u003c\/b\u003e, now has a portfolio of business interests having previously been Group Marketing Director at Marks \u0026amp; Spencer, and a Director of Woolworths and Comet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRising affluence and greater freedom have brought us more choices, more opportunities, and richer lifestyles than ever before. However, progress is a double-edged sword: our expectations are now greater than ever, there is never enough time, and the great majority of us suffer from choice overload. Life feels too hectic, too pressured - too complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWould we really want to turn back the clock to simpler times? Absolutely not - today we are richer, healthier, and have more freedom than any previous generation. But to reap the benefits of progress, we urgently need to find ways to cope with the complexities we face.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn complicated Lives, Michael Willmott and William Nelson presents an in-depth analysis of the challenges and pressure that we are exposed to in our everyday lives. 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