1st Edition
Never Enough Time Communication and the Construction of Time in an Attention Economy
By Brian H. Spitzberg
Copyright 2026
374 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
374 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Never Enough Time discusses the directional and irreversible nature of time, its relationship to information and entropy, the deep time history of communication from the genesis of language to today, and the extent to which we occupy time through our communication.
Drawing together studies from a wide variety of disciplines and topics that provide quantitative estimates of how much... Read more
1. Quantifying the Chronological Continuum of Communication
2. Entropy and the Irreversible Arrow of Time
3. The Attention Economy
4. Communicating Here, There, and Everywhere
5. All Relating Is Communicating
6. Why It Matters How We Spend Our Time
Author Index
Subject Index
Biography
Brian H. Spitzberg is Senate Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Communication at San Diego State University, USA. He is (co)author of over 175 scholarly publications on communication competence and media, including meme and misinformation diffusion, assessment, interpersonal communication competence, jealousy, conflict, threats, coercion, violence, stalking, and the dark side of communication.
