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What went wrong? Modern life, and the conveniences it offers, was supposed to give us all the free time in the world. Drivers deliver whatever we desire to our doors; ovens spit out readymade meals in mere minutes; and robots dust, mop and vacuum our floors while we eat. And yet, collectively it seems we never have enough time these days. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that scientists have even coined a term for it: time famine. The phrase first emerged in scientific literature in the late 90s to describe the dissonance between the conveniences of modern life and the shared sense that our free time was under more pressure than at any other period in history. It’s been worthy of study ever since and to find out what’s actually going on, Dr Ruth Ogden has been running a pan-European study that explores the experience of time in the digital age. To see her take on the matter head to p56. But if you want my view, which comes with no academic authority whatsoever, I blame the smartphone. Not only does it drown me in a torrent of communications that demand my urgent attention at all hours of the day, it also provides an unending stream of videos, photos and tweets that draw me in and soak up my free time like a sponge. Boredom is what I need. Want to feel like you’ve actually got too much time on your hands? Try being bored. If that’s too extreme, however, then maybe join me in my New Year’s resolution instead: take a book with you wherever you go and next time you feel the urge to reach into your pocket and stare into the black mirror, pick up the book (or magazine) instead and read a few pages. At the very least, it’ll be a better use of your time.